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Chinese symbol for “joking”

谐谈
xié tán
Traditional: 諧談
joking; humorous talk

The closest CC-CEDICT match for joking is 谐谈 (xié tán), defined as: joking; humorous talk.

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

谐 xié
to joke, to jest; to harmonize, to agree
radical 149 ⾔ · 11 strokes
谈 tán
to talk, to chat; conversation; surname
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “joking”

WordPinyinMeaning
玩话 (玩話)wán huàplayful talk; joking

Related words

Other words that share a character with 谐谈.

WordPinyinMeaning
和谐 (和諧)hé xiéharmonious; harmony
谐音 (諧音)xié yīnhomonym; homophone
诙谐 (詼諧)huī xiéhumorous; jocular
谐波 (諧波)xié bōharmonic (wave with frequency an integer multiple of the fundamental)
谐星 (諧星)xié xīngpopular comedian; comic star
调谐 (調諧)tiáo xiéharmonious; to adjust
谈判 (談判)tán pànto negotiate; negotiation
谈话 (談話)tán huàto talk (with sb); to have a conversation

See also: Japanese symbol for “joking”.

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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