Chinese symbol for “fidget”

盘弄

pán nòng

Traditional: 盤弄

to play around with; to fidget; to fondle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fidget is 盘弄 (pán nòng), defined as: to play around with; to fidget; to fondle.

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

盘 pán

tray, plate, dish; to examine

radical 108 ⽫ · 11 strokes

弄 nòng

to do; to mock, to tease; to play with

radical 55 ⼶ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

盤 pán

Related words

Other words that share a character with 盘弄.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
键盘 (鍵盤)	jiàn pán	keyboard
地盘 (地盤)	dì pán	domain; territory under one's control
硬盘 (硬盤)	yìng pán	hard disk
盘子 (盤子)	pán zi	tray; plate
光盘 (光盤)	guāng pán	compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM; measure word: 片 (piàn), 张 (zhāng)
全盘 (全盤)	quán pán	overall; comprehensive
玩弄	wán nòng	to play with; to toy with
愚弄	yú nòng	to make a fool out of; to fool

See also: Japanese symbol for “fidget”.

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.