Chinese symbol for “busy”
忙
máng
busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
The closest CC-CEDICT match for busy is 忙 (máng), defined as: busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush.
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 “busy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忙碌 | máng lù | busy; bustling |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | busy; bustling |
| 占线 (佔線) | zhàn xiàn | busy (telephone line) |
| 偬 (傯) | zǒng | busy; hurried |
| 碌碌 | lù lù | ordinary; commonplace; busy; bustling about |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 忙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帮忙 (幫忙) | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 忙碌 | máng lù | busy; bustling |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | busy; bustling |
| 忙于 (忙於) | máng yú | busy with |
| 匆忙 | cōng máng | hasty; hurried |
| 急忙 | jí máng | hastily |
See also: Japanese symbol for “busy”.
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.