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Chinese symbol for “hardly”

毫不
háo bù
hardly; not in the least; not at all

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hardly is 毫不 (háo bù), defined as: hardly; not in the least; not at all.

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

Other Chinese words for “hardly”

WordPinyinMeaning
几乎不 (幾乎不)jī hū bùhardly; seems not

Related words

Other words that share a character with 毫不.

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
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely

See also: Japanese symbol for “hardly”.

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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