Chinese symbol for “careless”
大意
dà yi
careless
The closest CC-CEDICT match for careless is 大意 (dà yi), defined as: careless.
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 “careless”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胡乱 (胡亂) | hú luàn | careless; reckless |
| 草率 | cǎo shuài | careless; negligent |
| 马虎 (馬虎) | mǎ hu | careless; sloppy |
| 漫不经心 (漫不經心) | màn bù jīng xīn | careless; heedless |
| 粗心 | cū xīn | careless; thoughtless |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 大意.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大陆 (大陸) | dà lù | continent; mainland; 块 (kuài) |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “careless”.
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.