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Chinese symbol for “stutter”

结巴
jiē ba
Traditional: 結巴
to stutter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stutter is 结巴 (jiē ba), defined as: to stutter.

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

结 jiē
knot, tie; to connect, to join
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
巴 ba
to desire, to wish for
radical 49 ⼰ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stutter”

WordPinyinMeaning
口吃kǒu chīto stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2]
唫jìnto stutter; to shut one's mouth
诎 (詘)qūto bend; to yield

Related words

Other words that share a character with 结巴.

WordPinyinMeaning
结果 (結果)jiē guǒto bear fruit
结束 (結束)jié shùto end; to finish; to conclude
结构 (結構)jié gòustructure; composition
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
结婚 (結婚)jié hūnto marry; to get married
巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach
鸡巴 (雞巴)jī badick; penis (vulgar)
嘴巴zuǐ bamouth (张 (zhāng)); slap in the face

See also: Japanese symbol for “stutter”.

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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