Chinese symbol for “blame”
不是
bù shi
fault; blame
The closest CC-CEDICT match for blame is 不是 (bù shi), defined as: fault; blame.
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 “blame”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 责怪 (責怪) | zé guài | to blame; to rebuke |
| 责备 (責備) | zé bèi | to blame; to criticize |
| 怨 | yuàn | to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge |
| 怪罪 | guài zuì | to blame |
| 斥 | chì | to blame; to reprove |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不是.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely; only; simply; just |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 还是 (還是) | hái shi | still (as before); had better |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply |
See also: Japanese symbol for “blame”.
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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