Chinese symbol for “impetuous”
狷
juàn
impetuous; rash; upright (character)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for impetuous is 狷 (juàn), defined as: impetuous; rash; upright (character).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “impetuous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial |
| 急躁 | jí zào | irritable; irascible; impetuous |
| 狂躁 | kuáng zào | rash; impetuous |
| 急于求成 (急於求成) | jí yú qiú chéng | anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result |
| 气盛 (氣盛) | qì shèng | red-blooded; full of vim |
See also: Japanese symbol for “impetuous”.
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.