Chinese symbol for “exaggerated”
夸张
kuā zhāng
Traditional: 誇張
to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for exaggerated is 夸张 (kuā zhāng), defined as: to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “exaggerated”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邪乎 | xié hu | extraordinary; severe |
| 抓马 (抓馬) | zhuā mǎ | (coll.) (loanword) drama; dramatic; exaggerated |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 夸张.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夸大 (誇大) | kuā dà | to exaggerate |
| 夸奖 (誇獎) | kuā jiǎng | to praise; to applaud |
| 浮夸 (浮誇) | fú kuā | to exaggerate; to be boastful |
| 夸耀 (誇耀) | kuā yào | to brag about; to flaunt |
| 自夸 (自誇) | zì kuā | to boast |
| 主张 (主張) | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for |
| 紧张 (緊張) | jǐn zhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 扩张 (擴張) | kuò zhāng | expansion; dilation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “exaggerated”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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