Chinese symbol for “trite”
陈腐
chén fǔ
Traditional: 陳腐
trite; clichéd; empty and trite; banality
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trite is 陈腐 (chén fǔ), defined as: trite; clichéd; empty and trite; banality; platitude.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “trite”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 陈腐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陈述 (陳述) | chén shù | to state; to declare |
| 陈列 (陳列) | chén liè | to display; to exhibit |
| 陈旧 (陳舊) | chén jiù | old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated |
| 新陈代谢 (新陳代謝) | xīn chén dài xiè | metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom) |
| 陈年 (陳年) | chén nián | (of wine) aged; (of debts etc) old; longstanding |
| 陈设 (陳設) | chén shè | to display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings |
| 腐败 (腐敗) | fǔ bài | corruption; to corrupt |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu; bean curd |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trite”.
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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