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Chinese symbol for “immoral”

不道德
bù dào dé
immoral

The closest CC-CEDICT match for immoral is 不道德 (bù dào dé), defined as: immoral.

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
道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes
德 dé
ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
radical 60 ⼻ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “immoral”

WordPinyinMeaning
背德bèi déimmoral; unethical
放浪fàng làngunrestrained; dissolute
无义 (無義)wú yìwithout meaning; nonsense

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不道德.

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
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
难道 (難道)nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
道德dào dévirtue; morality

See also: Japanese symbol for “immoral”.

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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