Chinese symbol for “satire”
讽刺
fěng cì
Traditional: 諷刺
to satirize; to mock; irony; satire
The closest CC-CEDICT match for satire is 讽刺 (fěng cì), defined as: to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “satire”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 讽刺.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘲讽 (嘲諷) | cháo fěng | to sneer at; to ridicule |
| 讥讽 (譏諷) | jī fěng | to satirize; to ridicule |
| 冷嘲热讽 (冷嘲熱諷) | lěng cháo rè fěng | frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule |
| 反讽 (反諷) | fǎn fěng | irony; to satirize |
| 讽喻 (諷喻) | fěng yù | parable; allegory |
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant |
| 刺杀 (刺殺) | cì shā | to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet |
| 刺客 | cì kè | assassin |
See also: Japanese symbol for “satire”.
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.