Chinese symbol for “insincere”
假惺惺
jiǎ xīng xīng
(of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony
The closest CC-CEDICT match for insincere is 假惺惺 (jiǎ xīng xīng), defined as: (of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony.
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
Other Chinese words for “insincere”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嚚 | yín | insincere; stupid |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 假惺惺.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 假设 (假設) | jiǎ shè | to suppose; to presume |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | if |
| 假装 (假裝) | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign; to pretend |
| 假期 | jià qī | holiday period; vacation |
| 虚假 (虛假) | xū jiǎ | false; phony; sham |
| 度假 | dù jià | to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation |
| 惺惺相惜 | xīng xīng xiāng xī | (lit.) people of talent appreciate one another (idiom); (fig.) to feel an affinity with (sb); to feel a bond with |
| 睡眼惺忪 | shuì yǎn xīng sōng | (idiom) sleepy-eyed; still half asleep |
| 惺忪 | xīng sōng | drowsy-eyed; (literary) wavering; indecisive |
See also: Japanese symbol for “insincere”.
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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