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Chinese symbol for “excitable”

神经质
shén jīng zhì
Traditional: 神經質
nervous; on edge; excitable; neurotic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for excitable is 神经质 (shén jīng zhì), defined as: nervous; on edge; excitable; neurotic.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
经 jīng
the classics; to experience, to undergo
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
质 zhì
essence, nature; material, substance
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “excitable”

WordPinyinMeaning
应激性 (應激性)yìng jī xìngirritable; sensitive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 神经质.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
神经 (神經)shén jīngnerve; mental state
神话 (神話)shén huàlegend; fairy tale
已经 (已經)yǐ jīngalready
经济 (經濟)jīng jìeconomy; economic
经过 (經過)jīng guòto pass; to go through
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)

See also: Japanese symbol for “excitable”.

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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