Chinese symbol for “amiss”
不对劲
bù duì jìn
Traditional: 不對勁
not right; amiss; to feel uncomfortable or unwell; to not get along
The closest CC-CEDICT match for amiss is 不对劲 (bù duì jìn), defined as: not right; amiss; to feel uncomfortable or unwell; to not get along.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “amiss”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不对头 (不對頭) | bù duì tóu | fishy; not right |
| 不对 (不對) | bù duì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不是味儿 (不是味兒) | bù shì wèi r | not the right flavor; not quite right |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不对劲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 对于 (對於) | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 绝对 (絕對) | jué duì | absolute; unconditional |
| 强劲 (強勁) | qiáng jìng | strong; powerful |
See also: Japanese symbol for “amiss”.
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.