Chinese symbol for “inconsistent”
不符
bù fú
inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for inconsistent is 不符 (bù fú), defined as: inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to.
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
Other Chinese words for “inconsistent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出入 | chū rù | to go out and come in; entrance and exit |
| 自相矛盾 | zì xiāng máo dùn | to contradict oneself; self-contradictory |
| 出尔反尔 (出爾反爾) | chū ěr fǎn ěr | old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold |
| 诡 (詭) | guǐ | (bound form) sly; crafty; (literary) weird; bizarre |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不符.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 符合 | fú hé | in accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement); (physics) coincidence |
| 符号 (符號) | fú hào | symbol; mark; sign |
| 相符 | xiāng fú | to match; to tally |
See also: Japanese symbol for “inconsistent”.
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.