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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “irony”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反语 (反語) | fǎn yǔ | irony |
| 讽刺 (諷刺) | fěng cì | to satirize; to mock |
| 反话 (反話) | fǎn huà | irony; ironic remark |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 反讽.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect |
| 违反 (違反) | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary; instead |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary |
| 讽刺 (諷刺) | fěng cì | to satirize; to mock |
| 嘲讽 (嘲諷) | cháo fěng | to 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.