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Chinese symbol for “dishonorable”

不端
bù duān
improper; dishonorable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dishonorable is 不端 (bù duān), defined as: improper; dishonorable.

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
端 duān
end, extreme; head; beginning
radical 117 ⽴ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dishonorable”

WordPinyinMeaning
不光彩bù guāng cǎidisgraceful; dishonorable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不端.

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
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme
高端gāo duānhigh-end
客户端 (客戶端)kè hù duānclient (computing)

See also: Japanese symbol for “dishonorable”.

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.