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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.

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

讽 fěng
sarcastic; to chant, to mock, to ridicule
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes
刺 cì
to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “satire”

WordPinyinMeaning
讽喻 (諷喻)fěng yùparable; allegory

Related words

Other words that share a character with 讽刺.

WordPinyinMeaning
嘲讽 (嘲諷)cháo fěngto sneer at; to ridicule
讥讽 (譏諷)jī fěngto satirize; to ridicule
冷嘲热讽 (冷嘲熱諷)lěng cháo rè fěngfrigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
反讽 (反諷)fǎn fěngirony; to satirize
讽喻 (諷喻)fěng yùparable; allegory
刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
刺杀 (刺殺)cì shāto assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet
刺客cì kèassassin

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.

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