Chinese symbol for “apathetic”
淡漠
dàn mò
apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for apathetic is 淡漠 (dàn mò), defined as: apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic.
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 “apathetic”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻木 | má mù | numb; insensitive |
| 麻痹 (麻痺) | má bì | paralysis; palsy |
| 麻木不仁 | má mù bù rén | numbed; insensitive |
| 漠然 | mò rán | indifferent; apathetic |
| 温吞 (溫吞) | wēn tūn | tepid; lukewarm; (fig.) apathetic; half-hearted; sluggish |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 淡漠.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淡水 | dàn shuǐ | freshwater |
| 淡化 | dàn huà | to water down; to play down |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn | cold; indifferent |
| 平淡 | píng dàn | flat; dull |
| 扯淡 | chě dàn | to talk nonsense |
| 轻描淡写 (輕描淡寫) | qīng miáo dàn xiě | (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal; to downplay |
| 沙漠 | shā mò | desert; 个 (gè) |
| 冷漠 | lěng mò | cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard |
See also: Japanese symbol for “apathetic”.
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.