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Chinese symbol for “disappointing”

差劲
chà jìn
Traditional: 差勁
bad; no good; below average; disappointing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for disappointing is 差劲 (chà jìn), defined as: bad; no good; below average; disappointing.

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

差 chà
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
radical 48 ⼯ · 10 strokes
劲 jìn
strong, tough, unyielding; power, energy
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “disappointing”

WordPinyinMeaning
拉胯lā kuà(slang) disappointing; lackluster; lame; performing poorly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 差劲.

WordPinyinMeaning
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy
差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly
差别 (差別)chā biédifference; distinction; disparity
差距chā jùdisparity; gap
差点 (差點)chà diǎnalmost; nearly
相差xiāng chàto differ
强劲 (強勁)qiáng jìngstrong; powerful
使劲 (使勁)shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength

See also: Japanese symbol for “disappointing”.

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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