Chinese symbol for “ridiculous”
荒谬
huāng miù
Traditional: 荒謬
absurd; ridiculous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ridiculous is 荒谬 (huāng miù), defined as: absurd; ridiculous.
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 “ridiculous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好笑 | hǎo xiào | laughable; funny; ridiculous |
| 笑话 (笑話) | xiào hua | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock |
| 扯 | chě | to pull; to tear |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny; ridiculous |
| 乖谬 (乖謬) | guāi miù | ridiculous; abnormal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 荒谬.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饥荒 (饑荒) | jī huāng | crop failure; famine |
| 荒唐 | huāng táng | beyond belief; preposterous |
| 荒废 (荒廢) | huāng fèi | to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated |
| 荒野 | huāng yě | wilderness |
| 荒诞 (荒誕) | huāng dàn | beyond belief; incredible |
| 谬误 (謬誤) | miù wù | error; mistaken idea |
| 谬论 (謬論) | miù lùn | misconception; fallacy |
| 悖谬 (悖謬) | bèi miù | absurd; irrational |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ridiculous”.
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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