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Chinese symbol for “incompatible”

不相容
bù xiāng róng
incompatible

The closest CC-CEDICT match for incompatible is 不相容 (bù xiāng róng), defined as: incompatible.

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
相 xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes
容 róng
appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “incompatible”

WordPinyinMeaning
格格不入gé gé bù rù(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
方枘圆凿 (方枘圓鑿)fāng ruì yuán záo(lit.) like a square peg in a round hole (idiom); (fig.) incompatible

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不相容.

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
相关 (相關)xiāng guānrelated; relevant
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
相当 (相當)xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate
内容 (內容)nèi róngcontent; substance; details; 项 (xiàng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “incompatible”.

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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