Chinese symbol for “overthink”
纠结
jiū jié
Traditional: 糾結
to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted
The closest CC-CEDICT match for overthink is 纠结 (jiū jié), defined as: to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 纠结.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纠纷 (糾紛) | jiū fēn | dispute |
| 纠正 (糾正) | jiū zhèng | to correct; to make right |
| 纠缠 (糾纏) | jiū chán | to be in a tangle; to nag |
| 纠葛 (糾葛) | jiū gé | entanglement; dispute |
| 纠错 (糾錯) | jiū cuò | to correct an error |
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 结构 (結構) | jié gòu | structure; composition |
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.