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Chinese symbol for “disqualification”

失格
shī gé
to overstep the rules; to go out of bounds; disqualification; to lose face

The closest CC-CEDICT match for disqualification is 失格 (shī gé), defined as: to overstep the rules; to go out of bounds; disqualification; to lose face; disqualified.

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

失 shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
格 gé
form, pattern, standard
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 失格.

WordPinyinMeaning
失去shī qùto lose
失败 (失敗)shī bàito be defeated; to lose
消失xiāo shīto disappear; to fade away
损失 (損失)sǔn shīloss; damage
失望shī wàngdisappointed; to lose hope
失业 (失業)shī yèunemployment; to lose one's job
价格 (價格)jià géprice
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority

See also: Japanese symbol for “disqualification”.

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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