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Chinese symbol for “disaffection”

疏离
shū lí
Traditional: 疏離
to become alienated; estranged; alienation; disaffection

The closest CC-CEDICT match for disaffection is 疏离 (shū lí), defined as: to become alienated; estranged; alienation; disaffection; set wide apart.

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

疏 shū
to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless
radical 103 ⽦ · 12 strokes
离 lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
radical 114 ⽱ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 疏离.

WordPinyinMeaning
疏散shū sǎnidle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shu1san4]
疏忽shū huto neglect; to overlook
疏远 (疏遠)shū yuǎnto drift apart; to become estranged
疏导 (疏導)shū dǎoto dredge; to open up a path for
疏通shū tōngto unblock; to dredge
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave
距离 (距離)jù lídistance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from
脱离 (脫離)tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from

See also: Japanese symbol for “disaffection”.

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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