Chinese symbol for “problem”
问题
wèn tí
Traditional: 問題
question; problem; issue; topic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for problem is 问题 (wèn tí), defined as: question; problem; issue; topic; 个 (gè).
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 “problem”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 难 (難) | nán | difficult (to...); problem |
| 难处 (難處) | nán chu | trouble; difficulty; problem |
| 课题 (課題) | kè tí | task; problem |
| 习题 (習題) | xí tí | (schoolwork) exercise; problem |
| 疙瘩 | gē da | swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 问题.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 访问 (訪問) | fǎng wèn | to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc) |
| 顾问 (顧問) | gù wèn | adviser; consultant |
| 询问 (詢問) | xún wèn | to inquire; to ask about |
| 请问 (請問) | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 疑问 (疑問) | yí wèn | question; interrogation |
| 主题 (主題) | zhǔ tí | theme; subject |
| 话题 (話題) | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic |
| 专题 (專題) | zhuān tí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic |
See also: Japanese symbol for “problem”.
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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