Chinese symbol for “twitch”
抽搐
chōu chù
to twitch
The closest CC-CEDICT match for twitch is 抽搐 (chōu chù), defined as: to twitch.
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
Other Chinese words for “twitch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抽动 (抽動) | chōu dòng | to twitch; to jerk involuntarily |
| 搐 | chù | to twitch; to have a spasm |
| 𥆧 (瞤) | rún | twitch (muscle or eyelid) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 抽搐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抽烟 (抽煙) | chōu yān | variant of 抽烟 (chōu yān) |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract; abstraction |
| 抽出 | chōu chū | to take out; to extract |
| 抽取 | chōu qǔ | to extract; to remove |
| 抽屉 (抽屜) | chōu ti | drawer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “twitch”.
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.