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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).

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

炒 chǎo
to boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté; to trade stock
radical 86 ⽕ · 8 strokes
作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hype”

WordPinyinMeaning
炒热 (炒熱)chǎo rèto 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.

WordPinyinMeaning
炒股chǎo gǔ(coll.) to speculate in stocks
炒菜chǎo càito stir-fry; to do the cooking
炒饭 (炒飯)chǎo fànfried rice; (Tw) (slang) to have sex
炒面 (炒麵)chǎo miànstir-fried noodles; "chow mein"
炒房chǎo fángto speculate in real estate
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
作为 (作為)zuò wéione's conduct; deed
合作hé zuòto 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.

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