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Chinese symbol for “overstated”

夸张
kuā zhāng
Traditional: 誇張
to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overstated is 夸张 (kuā zhāng), defined as: to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous.

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

夸 kuā
extravagant, luxurious; handsome
radical 37 ⼤ · 6 strokes
张 zhāng
to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
radical 57 ⼸ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “overstated”

WordPinyinMeaning
邪乎xié huextraordinary; severe

Related words

Other words that share a character with 夸张.

WordPinyinMeaning
夸大 (誇大)kuā dàto exaggerate
夸奖 (誇獎)kuā jiǎngto praise; to applaud
浮夸 (浮誇)fú kuāto exaggerate; to be boastful
夸耀 (誇耀)kuā yàoto brag about; to flaunt
自夸 (自誇)zì kuāto boast
主张 (主張)zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for
紧张 (緊張)jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up
扩张 (擴張)kuò zhāngexpansion; dilation

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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