Chinese symbol for “discontented”
不满
bù mǎn
Traditional: 不滿
dissatisfied; discontented; resentful; (before a number) to be less than
The closest CC-CEDICT match for discontented is 不满 (bù mǎn), defined as: dissatisfied; discontented; resentful; (before a number) to be less than.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “discontented”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怏 | yàng | discontented |
| 郁郁不乐 (鬱鬱不樂) | yù yù bù lè | discontented (idiom) |
| 愤懑 (憤懣) | fèn mèn | depressed; resentful |
| 欿然 | kǎn rán | dissatisfied; discontented |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不满.
| 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 |
| 满足 (滿足) | mǎn zú | to satisfy; to meet (the needs of) |
| 充满 (充滿) | chōng mǎn | full of; brimming with |
| 满意 (滿意) | mǎn yì | satisfied; pleased |
See also: Japanese symbol for “discontented”.
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.