Chinese symbol for “snappy”
吃枪药
chī qiāng yào
Traditional: 吃槍藥
(lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder; (fig.) to be ablaze with anger; ornery; snappy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for snappy is 吃枪药 (chī qiāng yào), defined as: (lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder; (fig.) to be ablaze with anger; ornery; snappy.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 吃枪药.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃饭 (吃飯) | chī fàn | to have a meal; to eat |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious |
| 吃惊 (吃驚) | chī jīng | to be startled; to be shocked |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | street food; snack |
| 吃掉 | chī diào | to eat up; to consume |
| 开枪 (開槍) | kāi qiāng | to open fire; to shoot a gun |
| 手枪 (手槍) | shǒu qiāng | pistol; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 步枪 (步槍) | bù qiāng | rifle; measure word: 把 (bǎ), 枝 (zhī) |
| 药物 (藥物) | yào wù | medicaments; pharmaceuticals |
See also: Japanese symbol for “snappy”.
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.