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Chinese symbol for “incongruous”

违和
wéi hé
Traditional: 違和
(neologism) incongruous; out of place; (literary) (euphemism) unwell; indisposed

The closest CC-CEDICT match for incongruous is 违和 (wéi hé), defined as: (neologism) incongruous; out of place; (literary) (euphemism) unwell; indisposed.

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

违 wéi
to violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
和 hé
harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “incongruous”

WordPinyinMeaning
不伦不类 (不倫不類)bù lún bù lèiout of place; inappropriate
驴唇不对马嘴 (驢唇不對馬嘴)lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying); (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous
驴唇马嘴 (驢脣馬嘴)lǘ chún mǎ zuǐ(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom); (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 违和.

WordPinyinMeaning
违法 (違法)wéi fǎillegal; to break the law
违反 (違反)wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
违背 (違背)wéi bèito go against; to be contrary to
违规 (違規)wéi guīto violate the rules
违纪 (違紀)wéi jìlack of discipline; to break a rule
违约 (違約)wéi yuēto break a promise; to violate an agreement
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
共和国 (共和國)gòng hé guórepublic

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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