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Chinese symbol for “tantalizing”

挑逗性
tiǎo dòu xìng
provocative; tantalizing; titillating

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tantalizing is 挑逗性 (tiǎo dòu xìng), defined as: provocative; tantalizing; titillating.

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

挑 tiǎo
to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
逗 dòu
to entice, to tempt; to arouse, to stir
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 挑逗性.

WordPinyinMeaning
挑战 (挑戰)tiǎo zhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
挑选 (挑選)tiāo xuǎnto choose; to select
挑衅 (挑釁)tiǎo xìnto provoke; provocation
挑起tiǎo qǐto provoke; to stir up
挑逗tiǎo dòuto provoke; to entice
挑战者 (挑戰者)tiǎo zhàn zhěchallenger
逗留dòu liúto stay for a while; to sojourn
逗号 (逗號)dòu hàocomma (punct.)
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “tantalizing”.

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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