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Chinese symbol for “inconsequential”

琐碎
suǒ suì
Traditional: 瑣碎
trifling; trivial; tedious; inconsequential

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inconsequential is 琐碎 (suǒ suì), defined as: trifling; trivial; tedious; inconsequential.

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

琐 suǒ
petty; trifling; troublesome
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes
碎 suì
to break, to smash; broken, busted
radical 112 ⽯ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inconsequential”

WordPinyinMeaning
不知痛痒 (不知痛癢)bù zhī tòng yǎngnumb; unfeeling

Related words

Other words that share a character with 琐碎.

WordPinyinMeaning
繁琐 (繁瑣)fán suǒmany and complicated; mired in minor details
猥琐 (猥瑣)wěi suǒwretched (esp. appearance); vulgar
琐事 (瑣事)suǒ shìtrifle
烦琐 (煩瑣)fán suǒtedious; convoluted
琐细 (瑣細)suǒ xìtrivial
碎片suì piànchip; fragment; splinter; tatter
粉碎fěn suìto crush; to smash; to shatter
破碎pò suìto smash to pieces; to shatter

See also: Japanese symbol for “inconsequential”.

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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