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Chinese symbol for “problematic”

成问题
chéng wèn tí
Traditional: 成問題
to be a problem; problematic; questionable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for problematic is 成问题 (chéng wèn tí), defined as: to be a problem; problematic; questionable.

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

成 chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
radical 62 ⼽ · 7 strokes
问 wèn
to ask about, to inquire after
radical 169 ⾨ · 6 strokes
题 tí
forehead; headline, title; theme
radical 181 ⾴ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “problematic”

WordPinyinMeaning
挠头 (撓頭)náo tóutricky; problematic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 成问题.

WordPinyinMeaning
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
成功chéng gōngto succeed; success
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
成员 (成員)chéng yuánmember
问题 (問題)wèn tíquestion; problem
访问 (訪問)fǎng wènto visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc)
主题 (主題)zhǔ títheme; subject

See also: Japanese symbol for “problematic”.

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.