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Chinese symbol for “boring”

没意思
méi yì si
Traditional: 沒意思
boring; of no interest

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boring is 没意思 (méi yì si), defined as: boring; of no interest.

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

没 méi
not, none, gone; to bury; to sink, to drown
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
意 yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
思 si
to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “boring”

WordPinyinMeaning
无聊 (無聊)wú liáobored; boring
干燥 (乾燥)gān zào(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry
没劲 (沒勁)méi jìnto have no strength; to feel weak
没有意思 (沒有意思)méi yǒu yì siboring; of no interest
生厌 (生厭)shēng yànto disgust; to pall

Related words

Other words that share a character with 没意思.

WordPinyinMeaning
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
有没有 (有沒有)yǒu méi yǒu(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?
没什么 (沒什麼)méi shén meit doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
没错 (沒錯)méi cuòthat's right; sure!
没想到 (沒想到)méi xiǎng dàodidn't expect
没事 (沒事)méi shìit's not important; it's nothing
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
意见 (意見)yì jiànidea; opinion
意思yì siidea; opinion

See also: Japanese symbol for “boring”.

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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