Chinese symbol for “rampant”
嚣张
xiāo zhāng
Traditional: 囂張
rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rampant is 嚣张 (xiāo zhāng), defined as: rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “rampant”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嚣张.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喧嚣 (喧囂) | xuān xiāo | to clamor; to make noise |
| 叫嚣 (叫囂) | jiào xiāo | to hoot |
| 嚣张气焰 (囂張氣焰) | xiāo zhāng qì yàn | (idiom) overweening attitude; threatening manner |
| 甚嚣尘上 (甚囂塵上) | shèn xiāo chén shàng | clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor; to raise a tremendous stink |
| 尘嚣 (塵囂) | chén xiāo | hubbub; hustle and bustle |
| 主张 (主張) | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for |
| 紧张 (緊張) | jǐn zhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 扩张 (擴張) | kuò zhāng | expansion; dilation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rampant”.
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.