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Chinese symbol for “quarrel”

吵架
chǎo jià
to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel; 顿 (dùn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for quarrel is 吵架 (chǎo jià), defined as: to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel; 顿 (dùn).

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

吵 chǎo
to argue, to dispute; to annoy, to disturb
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
架 jià
frame, rack, stand; to prop up
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “quarrel”

WordPinyinMeaning
争吵 (爭吵)zhēng chǎoto quarrel; dispute
衅 (釁)xìnquarrel; dispute
打闹 (打鬧)dǎ nàoto quarrel; to squabble; to be rowdy; to play boisterously; to engage in horseplay
反目fǎn mùto quarrel; to fall out with sb
斗嘴 (鬥嘴)dòu zuǐto quarrel; to bicker

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吵架.

WordPinyinMeaning
争吵 (爭吵)zhēng chǎoto quarrel; dispute
吵闹 (吵鬧)chǎo nàonoisy; raucous
吵醒chǎo xǐngto wake sb up with a noise
大吵大闹 (大吵大鬧)dà chǎo dà nàoto shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss; to make a scene
吵吵chāo chaoto make a racket; to quarrel
绑架 (綁架)bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct
框架kuàng jià(construction) frame; (fig.) framework
架构 (架構)jià gòuto construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture

See also: Japanese symbol for “quarrel”.

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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