{"id":181366,"date":"2013-07-08T12:31:10","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T16:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/jiong\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T23:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T04:12:25","slug":"jiong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/jiong\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use \u56e7 in Chinese Slang (and What Does It Mean?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first came across the character \u56e7<\/strong>\u00a0(ji\u01d2ng)<\/em>, I couldn’t tell if it was a real one since it looked so different\u2014like a crying face emoji.<\/p>\n

Ironically, \u56e7 originally means “bright.” But today, it’s a way to express feeling down.<\/p>\n

Sad, depressed, helpless, disappointed or the general “blah” or “ugh” feeling we have. Whether it’s because we spilled some coffee on our shirt and it’s only 10AM or we’ve just locked our keys in the car.<\/p>\n

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What Does \u56e7 Mean?<\/h2>\n

\u56e7 (ji\u01d2ng)<\/em> became a popular slang word from Taiwan’s BBS community and spread quickly to mainland China, and then Hong Kong. It was especially popular on the internet.<\/p>\n

\u56e7 is said to be one of the most popular symbols of the 21st century.<\/strong>\u00a0It became part of the news and even the movie and advertising industry. Here’s one<\/a> example where it’s part of Joseph Gorden-Levitt’s name.<\/p>\n

One way people write\u00a0\u56e7<\/strong> with symbols is (kind of like how we use “:)” as a smiley face in English):<\/p>\n

o(\u256f\u25a1\u2570)o<\/span><\/p>\n

How to Use \u56e7<\/h2>\n

\u56e7 means helplessness, disappointment, sad, depressed, hurt, “blah” or “ugh.”
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This word can mean multiple things depending on the situation and what you want to say. On the internet, it usually expresses some kind of sadness or helplessness. However, it could also mean humor or describe one’s mood.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at some examples found in the wild. And you can use FluentU<\/a> to see even more examples in context.

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