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Chinese symbol for “irony”

反讽
fǎn fěng
Traditional: 反諷
irony; to satirize

The closest CC-CEDICT match for irony is 反讽 (fǎn fěng), defined as: irony; to satirize.

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

反 fǎn
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
讽 fěng
sarcastic; to chant, to mock, to ridicule
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “irony”

WordPinyinMeaning
反语 (反語)fǎn yǔirony
讽刺 (諷刺)fěng cìto satirize; to mock
反话 (反話)fǎn huàirony; ironic remark

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反讽.

WordPinyinMeaning
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond
反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect
违反 (違反)wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
讽刺 (諷刺)fěng cìto satirize; to mock
嘲讽 (嘲諷)cháo fěngto sneer at; to ridicule

See also: Japanese symbol for “irony”.

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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