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Chinese symbol for “sarcasm”

冷语
lěng yǔ
Traditional: 冷語
sarcasm; sneering talk

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sarcasm is 冷语 (lěng yǔ), defined as: sarcasm; sneering talk.

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

冷 lěng
cold, cool; lonely
radical 15 ⼎ · 7 strokes
语 yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sarcasm”

WordPinyinMeaning
讽刺 (諷刺)fěng cìto satirize; to mock
风凉话 (風涼話)fēng liáng huàsneering; sarcasm
冷话 (冷話)lěng huàharsh words; sarcasm

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冷语.

WordPinyinMeaning
冷静 (冷靜)lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
冷战 (冷戰)lěng zhàncold war; (fig.) strained relationship
寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid
冷漠lěng mòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard
冷却 (冷卻)lěng què(lit. and fig.) to cool
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation
标语 (標語)biāo yǔwritten slogan; placard

See also: Japanese symbol for “sarcasm”.

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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