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Chinese symbol for “zany”

诙谐
huī xié
Traditional: 詼諧
humorous; jocular; zany

The closest CC-CEDICT match for zany is 诙谐 (huī xié), defined as: humorous; jocular; zany.

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

诙 huī
to tease, to joke with; to ridicule, to mock
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes
谐 xié
to joke, to jest; to harmonize, to agree
radical 149 ⾔ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “zany”

WordPinyinMeaning
癫狂 (癲狂)diān kuángderanged; mad

Related words

Other words that share a character with 诙谐.

WordPinyinMeaning
和谐 (和諧)hé xiéharmonious; harmony
谐音 (諧音)xié yīnhomonym; homophone
谐波 (諧波)xié bōharmonic (wave with frequency an integer multiple of the fundamental)
谐星 (諧星)xié xīngpopular comedian; comic star
调谐 (調諧)tiáo xiéharmonious; to adjust

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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