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Chinese symbol for “dishonest”

不正当
bù zhèng dàng
Traditional: 不正當
dishonest; unfair; improper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dishonest is 不正当 (bù zhèng dàng), defined as: dishonest; unfair; improper.

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

不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
正 zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
radical 77 ⽌ · 5 strokes
当 dàng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
radical 58 ⼹ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dishonest”

WordPinyinMeaning
偏斜piān xiécrooked; not upright

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不正当.

WordPinyinMeaning
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
正式zhèng shìformal; official
当时 (當時)dāng shíthen; at that time

See also: Japanese symbol for “dishonest”.

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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