Chinese symbol for “continually”
不息
bù xī
continually; without a break; ceaselessly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for continually is 不息 (bù xī), defined as: continually; without a break; ceaselessly.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不息.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 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 |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
See also: Japanese symbol for “continually”.
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.