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Chinese symbol for “disdain”

鄙弃
bǐ qì
Traditional: 鄙棄
to disdain; to loathe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for disdain is 鄙弃 (bǐ qì), defined as: to disdain; to loathe.

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

鄙 bǐ
rustic, vulgar; to despise, to scorn
radical 163 ⾢ · 13 strokes
弃 qì
to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget
radical 55 ⼶ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “disdain”

WordPinyinMeaning
鄙视 (鄙視)bǐ shìto despise; to disdain
唾弃 (唾棄)tuò qìto spurn; to disdain

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鄙弃.

WordPinyinMeaning
卑鄙bēi bǐbase; mean
鄙视 (鄙視)bǐ shìto despise; to disdain
卑鄙无耻 (卑鄙無恥)bēi bǐ wú chǐ(idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity
粗鄙cū bǐvulgar; coarse
鄙人bǐ rényour humble servant; I
鄙夷bǐ yíto despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for
放弃 (放棄)fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
抛弃 (拋棄)pāo qìto abandon; to discard

See also: Japanese symbol for “disdain”.

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.