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Chinese symbol for “failing”

弱点
ruò diǎn
Traditional: 弱點
weak point; failing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for failing is 弱点 (ruò diǎn), defined as: weak point; failing.

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

弱 ruò
weak, fragile, delicate
radical 57 ⼸ · 10 strokes
点 diǎn
dot, point, speck
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “failing”

WordPinyinMeaning
失灵 (失靈)shī língout of order (of machine); not working properly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弱点.

WordPinyinMeaning
脆弱cuì ruòweak; frail
削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair
减弱 (減弱)jiǎn ruòto weaken; to diminish
软弱 (軟弱)ruǎn ruòweak; feeble
弱势 (弱勢)ruò shìvulnerable; weak
一点 (一點)yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint

See also: Japanese symbol for “failing”.

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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