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Chinese symbol for “hyperactivity”

静坐不能
jìng zuò bù néng
Traditional: 靜坐不能
akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug); unable to sit still; hyperactivity; restlessness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hyperactivity is 静坐不能 (jìng zuò bù néng), defined as: akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug); unable to sit still; hyperactivity; restlessness.

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

静 jìng
still, quiet, motionless, gentle
radical 174 ⾭ · 14 strokes
坐 zuò
seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
radical 32 ⼟ · 7 strokes
不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
能 néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 静坐不能.

WordPinyinMeaning
安静 (安靜)ān jìngquiet; peaceful
冷静 (冷靜)lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
平静 (平靜)píng jìngcalm; tranquil; serene
宁静 (寧靜)níng jìngtranquil; tranquility
静态 (靜態)jìng tàistatic; sedate
静止 (靜止)jìng zhǐstill; immobile
坐下zuò xiato sit down
坐标 (坐標)zuò biāovariant of 坐标 (zuò biāo)
不是bù shìno; is not
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible

See also: Japanese symbol for “hyperactivity”.

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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