Chinese symbol for “hype”
炒作
chǎo zuò
to hype; to promote (in the media)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hype is 炒作 (chǎo zuò), defined as: to hype; to promote (in the media).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “hype”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炒热 (炒熱) | chǎo rè | to raise prices by speculation; to hype |
| 天花乱坠 (天花亂墜) | tiān huā luàn zhuì | (lit.) a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); (fig.) extravagant embellishments; hype |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 炒作.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炒股 | chǎo gǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks |
| 炒菜 | chǎo cài | to stir-fry; to do the cooking |
| 炒饭 (炒飯) | chǎo fàn | fried rice; (Tw) (slang) to have sex |
| 炒面 (炒麵) | chǎo miàn | stir-fried noodles; "chow mein" |
| 炒房 | chǎo fáng | to speculate in real estate |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 作为 (作為) | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hype”.
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.