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Chinese symbol for “frenzy”

热火朝天
rè huǒ cháo tiān
Traditional: 熱火朝天
in full swing (idiom); (in a) frenzy; buzzing with activity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for frenzy is 热火朝天 (rè huǒ cháo tiān), defined as: in full swing (idiom); (in a) frenzy; buzzing with activity.

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

热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
火 huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
radical 86 ⽕ · 4 strokes
朝 cháo
to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
radical 74 ⽉ · 12 strokes
天 tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热火朝天.

WordPinyinMeaning
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热烈 (熱烈)rè lièenthusiastic; ardent
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
热门 (熱門)rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue
热点 (熱點)rè diǎnhot spot; point of special interest
火车 (火車)huǒ chētrain; measure word: 列 (liè), 节 (jié), 班 (bān), 趟 (tàng)
火箭huǒ jiànrocket; measure word: 枚 (méi)
王朝wáng cháodynasty
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now

See also: Japanese symbol for “frenzy”.

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.