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Chinese symbol for “inflated”

浮
fú
to float; superficial; floating; unstable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inflated is 浮 (fú), defined as: to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional.

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

浮 fú
to drift, to float; mobile, temporary, unstable; reckless
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 浮.

WordPinyinMeaning
浮现 (浮現)fú xiàn(of a thought or image) to come to mind; (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face)
浮动 (浮動)fú dòngto drift about; to move unsteadily; (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable
漂浮piāo fúto float; to hover
悬浮 (懸浮)xuán fúto float (in the air etc); suspension
浮雕fú diāorelief sculpture
浮夸 (浮誇)fú kuāto exaggerate; to be boastful

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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