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Chinese symbol for “hectic”

热腾腾
rè téng téng
Traditional: 熱騰騰
steaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic; (fig.) excited

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hectic is 热腾腾 (rè téng téng), defined as: steaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic; (fig.) excited; stirred up; (fig.) created only a short time before.

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
腾 téng
to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes
腾
腾 téng
to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热腾腾.

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
折腾 (折騰)zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again
沸腾 (沸騰)fèi téng(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over
图腾 (圖騰)tú téngtotem (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “hectic”.

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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