Chinese symbol for “irritable”
急躁
jí zào
irritable; irascible; impetuous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for irritable is 急躁 (jí zào), defined as: irritable; irascible; impetuous.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “irritable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴躁 | bào zào | irascible; irritable |
| 燥热 (燥熱) | zào rè | uncomfortably hot and dry; stiflingly hot; (of the body) flushed and feverishly warm; (fig.) agitated; restless; irritable; (TCM) dry-heat |
| 狂躁 | kuáng zào | rash; impetuous |
| 应激性 (應激性) | yìng jī xìng | irritable; sensitive |
| 易激惹 | yì jī rě | irritable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 急躁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紧急 (緊急) | jǐn jí | urgent; emergency |
| 应急 (應急) | yìng jí | to respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency |
| 急剧 (急劇) | jí jù | rapid; sudden |
| 着急 (著急) | zháo jí | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry |
| 急需 | jí xū | to urgently need; urgent need |
| 急救 | jí jiù | to give emergency treatment; first aid |
| 烦躁 (煩躁) | fán zào | jittery; twitchy |
| 暴躁 | bào zào | irascible; irritable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “irritable”.
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.