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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

Related words

Other words that share a character with 盘弄.

WordPinyinMeaning
键盘 (鍵盤)jiàn pánkeyboard
地盘 (地盤)dì pándomain; territory under one's control
硬盘 (硬盤)yìng pánhard disk
盘子 (盤子)pán zitray; plate
光盘 (光盤)guāng páncompact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM; measure word: 片 (piàn), 张 (zhāng)
全盘 (全盤)quán pánoverall; comprehensive
玩弄wán nòngto play with; to toy with
愚弄yú nòngto 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.

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