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Chinese symbol for “twinge”

剧痛
jù tòng
Traditional: 劇痛
acute pain; sharp pain; twinge; stab

The closest CC-CEDICT match for twinge is 剧痛 (jù tòng), defined as: acute pain; sharp pain; twinge; stab; pang.

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

剧 jù
theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute
radical 18 ⼑ · 10 strokes
痛 tòng
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 剧痛.

WordPinyinMeaning
电视剧 (電視劇)diàn shì jùTV series; TV drama
戏剧 (戲劇)xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play
悲剧 (悲劇)bēi jùtragedy; 出 (chū)
剧情 (劇情)jù qíngstory line; plot
剧本 (劇本)jù běnscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto
编剧 (編劇)biān jùto write a play; scenario
痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering
疼痛téng tòngpain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt

See also: Japanese symbol for “twinge”.

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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