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Chinese symbol for “farce”

闹剧
nào jù
Traditional: 鬧劇
farce; 场 (chǎng),出 (chū),幕 (mù)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for farce is 闹剧 (nào jù), defined as: farce; 场 (chǎng),出 (chū),幕 (mù).

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

闹 nào
busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel
radical 169 ⾨ · 8 strokes
剧 jù
theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute
radical 18 ⼑ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “farce”

WordPinyinMeaning
趣剧 (趣劇)qù jùfarce
丑剧 (醜劇)chǒu jùabsurd drama; farce
笑剧 (笑劇)xiào jùcomedy; farce

Related words

Other words that share a character with 闹剧.

WordPinyinMeaning
热闹 (熱鬧)rè naolively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time
胡闹 (胡鬧)hú nàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
闹事 (鬧事)nào shìto cause trouble; to create a disturbance
吵闹 (吵鬧)chǎo nàonoisy; raucous
喧闹 (喧鬧)xuān nàoto make a noise; noisy
电视剧 (電視劇)diàn shì jùTV series; TV drama
戏剧 (戲劇)xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play
悲剧 (悲劇)bēi jùtragedy; 出 (chū)

See also: Japanese symbol for “farce”.

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.