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Chinese symbol for “effortless”

毫不费力
háo bù fèi lì
Traditional: 毫不費力
effortless; not expending the slightest effort

The closest CC-CEDICT match for effortless is 毫不费力 (háo bù fèi lì), defined as: effortless; not expending the slightest effort.

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

毫 háo
fine hair; measure of length; one-thousandth
radical 82 ⽑ · 11 strokes
不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
费 fèi
expenses, fees; to cost, to spend; wasteful
radical 154 ⾙ · 9 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “effortless”

WordPinyinMeaning
轻松 (輕鬆)qīng sōnglight; gentle
轻快 (輕快)qīng kuàilight and quick; brisk
不费吹灰之力 (不費吹灰之力)bù fèi chuī huī zhī lìas easy as blowing off dust; effortless
措置裕如cuò zhì yù rúto handle easily (idiom); effortless
丝滑 (絲滑)sī huá(of food, skin, hair etc) silky; smooth; (fig.) smooth; effortless; seamless

Related words

Other words that share a character with 毫不费力.

WordPinyinMeaning
毫无 (毫無)háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack
毫米háo mǐmillimeter
丝毫 (絲毫)sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit
毫不háo bùhardly; not in the least
毫无疑问 (毫無疑問)háo wú yí wèncertainty; without a doubt
毫克háo kèmilligram
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
免费 (免費)miǎn fèifree (of charge)
能力néng lìcapability; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “effortless”.

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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