Chinese symbol for “arbitrary”
武断
wǔ duàn
Traditional: 武斷
arbitrary; subjective; dogmatic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for arbitrary is 武断 (wǔ duàn), defined as: arbitrary; subjective; dogmatic.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “arbitrary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乱 (亂) | luàn | in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind |
| 任意 | rèn yì | any; arbitrary |
| 擅断 (擅斷) | shàn duàn | arbitrary |
| 独断 (獨斷) | dú duàn | to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary |
| 滥漫 (濫漫) | làn màn | arbitrary; indiscriminate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 武断.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms |
| 武装 (武裝) | wǔ zhuāng | arms; equipment |
| 武力 | wǔ lì | military force |
| 武士 | wǔ shì | warrior; samurai |
| 核武器 | hé wǔ qì | nuclear weapon |
| 武术 (武術) | wǔ shù | military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) |
| 不断 (不斷) | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted |
| 判断 (判斷) | pàn duàn | to judge; to determine; judgment |
See also: Japanese symbol for “arbitrary”.
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.