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Chinese symbol for “assuming”

非分
fēi fèn
improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds

The closest CC-CEDICT match for assuming is 非分 (fēi fèn), defined as: improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds; also written 非份 (fēi fèn).

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

非 fēi
not, negative, non-; to oppose
radical 175 ⾮ · 8 strokes
分 fèn
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 非分.

WordPinyinMeaning
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
非法fēi fǎillegal
并非 (並非)bìng fēireally isn't
除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel; dispute
无非 (無非)wú fēionly; nothing else
部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis

See also: Japanese symbol for “assuming”.

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.