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Chinese symbol for “inappropriate”

离谱
lí pǔ
Traditional: 離譜
inappropriate; improper; out of place

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inappropriate is 离谱 (lí pǔ), defined as: inappropriate; improper; out of place.

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

离 lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
radical 114 ⽱ · 11 strokes
谱 pǔ
chart, list, table; spectrum; musical score
radical 149 ⾔ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inappropriate”

WordPinyinMeaning
失当 (失當)shī dànginappropriate; improper
不当 (不當)bù dàngunsuitable; improper; inappropriate
不便bù biàninconvenient; inappropriate
不宜bù yínot suitable; inadvisable
失宜shī yíinappropriate; improper

Related words

Other words that share a character with 离谱.

WordPinyinMeaning
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave
距离 (距離)jù lídistance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from
脱离 (脫離)tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from
离婚 (離婚)lí hūnto divorce
分离 (分離)fēn líto separate
远离 (遠離)yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from
光谱 (光譜)guāng pǔspectrum
食谱 (食譜)shí pǔcookbook; recipe

See also: Japanese symbol for “inappropriate”.

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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