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Chinese symbol for “seething”

气鼓鼓
qì gǔ gǔ
Traditional: 氣鼓鼓
seething; fuming

The closest CC-CEDICT match for seething is 气鼓鼓 (qì gǔ gǔ), defined as: seething; fuming.

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

气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes
鼓 gǔ
drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
radical 207 ⿎ · 13 strokes
鼓
鼓 gǔ
drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
radical 207 ⿎ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 气鼓鼓.

WordPinyinMeaning
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
气候 (氣候)qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
生气 (生氣)shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
勇气 (勇氣)yǒng qìcourage
气氛 (氣氛)qì fēnatmosphere; mood
鼓励 (鼓勵)gǔ lìto encourage
鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
鼓吹gǔ chuīto agitate for; to enthusiastically promote

See also: Japanese symbol for “seething”.

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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