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Chinese symbol for “uproar”

骚动
sāo dòng
Traditional: 騷動
disturbance; uproar; 阵 (zhèn); to become restless

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uproar is 骚动 (sāo dòng), defined as: disturbance; uproar; 阵 (zhèn); to become restless.

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

骚 sāo
to annoy, to bother; to disturb, to harrass
radical 187 ⾺ · 12 strokes
动 dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “uproar”

WordPinyinMeaning
哄 (鬨)hòngtumult; uproar
满城风雨 (滿城風雨)mǎn chéng fēng yǔlit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal
吵嚷chǎo rǎngto make a racket; clamour
喧腾 (喧騰)xuān téngto make a tumult; hubbub
訬chāoclamor; uproar

Related words

Other words that share a character with 骚动.

WordPinyinMeaning
骚扰 (騷擾)sāo rǎoto disturb; to cause a commotion
性骚扰 (性騷擾)xìng sāo rǎosexual harassment
骚乱 (騷亂)sāo luàndisturbance; riot; to create a disturbance
骚货 (騷貨)sāo huòloose woman; slut
风骚 (風騷)fēng sāoliterary excellence; flirtatious behavior
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
行动 (行動)xíng dòngoperation; action

See also: Japanese symbol for “uproar”.

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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