Chinese symbol for “disappointed”
失望
shī wàng
disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
The closest CC-CEDICT match for disappointed is 失望 (shī wàng), defined as: disappointed; to lose hope; to despair.
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 “disappointed”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失意 | shī yì | disappointed; frustrated |
| 败兴 (敗興) | bài xìng | disappointed |
| 惘 | wǎng | disappointed; perplexed |
| 潦倒 | liáo dǎo | down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated |
| 丧 (喪) | sàng | to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 失望.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 失败 (失敗) | shī bài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 损失 (損失) | sǔn shī | loss; damage |
| 失业 (失業) | shī yè | unemployment; to lose one's job |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope; a hope; a wish |
| 愿望 (願望) | yuàn wàng | desire; wish |
| 期望 | qī wàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope |
See also: Japanese symbol for “disappointed”.
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.