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Chinese symbol for “sensational”

热辣辣
rè là là
Traditional: 熱辣辣
burning hot; scorching; (of food) spicy hot; (of news, topics etc) sensational; attention-grabbing; emotionally intense

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sensational is 热辣辣 (rè là là), defined as: burning hot; scorching; (of food) spicy hot; (of news, topics etc) sensational; attention-grabbing; emotionally intense.

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

热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
辣 là
pepper; hot, spicy; cruel
radical 160 ⾟ · 14 strokes
辣
辣 là
pepper; hot, spicy; cruel
radical 160 ⾟ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sensational”

WordPinyinMeaning
闹哄哄 (鬧哄哄)nào hōng hōngclamorous; noisy
震撼性zhèn hàn xìngshocking; stunning

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热辣辣.

WordPinyinMeaning
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热烈 (熱烈)rè lièenthusiastic; ardent
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
热门 (熱門)rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue
热点 (熱點)rè diǎnhot spot; point of special interest
辣椒là jiāohot pepper; chili
辣妹là mèihot chick; sexy girl
麻辣má làhot and numbing

See also: Japanese symbol for “sensational”.

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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