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Chinese symbol for “impolite”

非礼
fēi lǐ
Traditional: 非禮
impolite; impropriety; to sexually harass

The closest CC-CEDICT match for impolite is 非礼 (fēi lǐ), defined as: impolite; impropriety; to sexually harass.

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

非 fēi
not, negative, non-; to oppose
radical 175 ⾮ · 8 strokes
礼 lǐ
courtesy, manners, social customs
radical 113 ⽰ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “impolite”

WordPinyinMeaning
没大没小 (沒大沒小)méi dà méi xiǎoimpolite; cheeky
没礼貌 (沒禮貌)méi lǐ màoimpolite; rude; bad-mannered
不客气 (不客氣)bù kè qiyou're welcome; don't mention it

Related words

Other words that share a character with 非礼.

WordPinyinMeaning
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
非法fēi fǎillegal
并非 (並非)bìng fēireally isn't
除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel; dispute
无非 (無非)wú fēionly; nothing else
礼物 (禮物)lǐ wùgift; present; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn)
婚礼 (婚禮)hūn lǐwedding ceremony; wedding

See also: Japanese symbol for “impolite”.

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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