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Chinese symbol for “tumultuous”

哗然
huá rán
Traditional: 嘩然
in uproar; commotion; causing a storm of protest; tumultuous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tumultuous is 哗然 (huá rán), defined as: in uproar; commotion; causing a storm of protest; tumultuous.

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

哗 huá
uproar, tumult, hubbub
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tumultuous”

WordPinyinMeaning
嘈cáobustling; tumultuous
枉攘wǎng rǎngtumultuous; disorderly
汹 (洶)xiōngtorrential rush; tumultuous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哗然.

WordPinyinMeaning
喧哗 (喧嘩)xuān huáhubbub; clamor
哗众取宠 (嘩眾取寵)huá zhòng qǔ chǒngsensationalism; vulgar claptrap to please the crowds
哗变 (嘩變)huá biànmutiny; rebellion
稀里哗啦 (稀里嘩啦)xī li huā lā(onom.) chaotic or dynamic noises (pattering, crashing, rustling, clattering, sobbing etc); smashed to pieces; completely routed
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be
自然zì ránnature; natural

See also: Japanese symbol for “tumultuous”.

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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