Chinese symbol for “pompous”
浮夸
fú kuā
Traditional: 浮誇
to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pompous is 浮夸 (fú kuā), defined as: to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pompous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冠冕堂皇 | guān miǎn táng huáng | high-sounding; dignified |
| 大剌剌 | dà là là | pompous; with a swagger |
| 虚夸 (虛誇) | xū kuā | to boast; to brag |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 浮夸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浮现 (浮現) | fú xiàn | (of a thought or image) to come to mind; (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) |
| 浮动 (浮動) | fú dòng | to drift about; to move unsteadily; (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable |
| 漂浮 | piāo fú | to float; to hover |
| 悬浮 (懸浮) | xuán fú | to float (in the air etc); suspension |
| 浮雕 | fú diāo | relief sculpture |
| 夸张 (誇張) | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated |
| 夸大 (誇大) | kuā dà | to exaggerate |
| 夸奖 (誇獎) | kuā jiǎng | to praise; to applaud |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pompous”.
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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