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Chinese symbol for “flirt”

调情
tiáo qíng
Traditional: 調情
to flirt

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flirt is 调情 (tiáo qíng), defined as: to flirt.

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

调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
情 qíng
emotion, feeling, sentiment
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “flirt”

WordPinyinMeaning
撩妹liáo mèi(coll.) to flirt; to hit on girls
撩骚 (撩騷)liáo sāoto flirt
逗情dòu qíngto flirt; to titillate
招蜂引蝶zhāo fēng yǐn dié(lit.) (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom); (fig.) to flirt
吊膀子diào bàng zi(dialect) to flirt (derog.)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 调情.

WordPinyinMeaning
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
空调 (空調)kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
情况 (情況)qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng)
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “flirt”.

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.