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Chinese symbol for “begrudge”

舍不得
shě bu de
Traditional: 捨不得
to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge

The closest CC-CEDICT match for begrudge is 舍不得 (shě bu de), defined as: to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge.

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

舍 shě
house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
radical 135 ⾆ · 8 strokes
不 bu
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
得 de
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
radical 60 ⼻ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “begrudge”

WordPinyinMeaning
惜xīto cherish; to begrudge

Related words

Other words that share a character with 舍不得.

WordPinyinMeaning
宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room
舍得 (捨得)shě deto be willing to part with sth
舍弃 (捨棄)shě qìto give up; to abandon
校舍xiào shèschool building
施舍 (施捨)shī shěto give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely
觉得 (覺得)jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “begrudge”.

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.

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