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Chinese symbol for “thrilling”

刺激性
cì jī xìng
thrilling; exciting; stimulating; irritating

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thrilling is 刺激性 (cì jī xìng), defined as: thrilling; exciting; stimulating; irritating; provocative; pungent.

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

刺 cì
to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes
激 jī
to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
radical 85 ⽔ · 16 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “thrilling”

WordPinyinMeaning
扣人心弦kòu rén xīn xiánto excite; to thrill

Related words

Other words that share a character with 刺激性.

WordPinyinMeaning
刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
讽刺 (諷刺)fěng cìto satirize; to mock
刺杀 (刺殺)cì shāto assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet
刺客cì kèassassin
遇刺yù cìto be attacked by an assassin
刺史cì shǐprovincial governor (old)
激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
激动 (激動)jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “thrilling”.

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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