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Chinese symbol for “forbidden”

不准许
bù zhǔn xǔ
Traditional: 不准許
forbidden; not allowed

The closest CC-CEDICT match for forbidden is 不准许 (bù zhǔn xǔ), defined as: forbidden; not allowed.

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
准 zhǔn
standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow
radical 15 ⼎ · 10 strokes
许 xǔ
to consent, to permit; to promise, to betroth
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不准许.

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
准备 (準備)zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare
标准 (標準)biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
批准pī zhǔnto approve; to ratify
许多 (許多)xǔ duōmany; a lot of

See also: Japanese symbol for “forbidden”.

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.