Chinese symbol for “indecisive”
优柔寡断
yōu róu guǎ duàn
Traditional: 優柔寡斷
indecisive; irresolute
The closest CC-CEDICT match for indecisive is 优柔寡断 (yōu róu guǎ duàn), defined as: indecisive; irresolute.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “indecisive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摇摆不定 (搖擺不定) | yáo bǎi bù dìng | indecisive; wavering |
| 拿不准 | ná bù zhǔn | in doubt; unsure of sth; unable to decide; indecisive |
| 把持不定 | bǎ chí bù dìng | indecisive (idiom) |
| 儃 | chán | indecisive; irresolute |
| 优柔 (優柔) | yōu róu | gentle; carefree |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 优柔寡断.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 优秀 (優秀) | yōu xiù | outstanding; excellent |
| 优势 (優勢) | yōu shì | superiority; dominance |
| 优惠 (優惠) | yōu huì | privilege; favorable (terms) |
| 优先 (優先) | yōu xiān | to have priority; to take precedence |
| 优质 (優質) | yōu zhì | excellent quality |
| 优化 (優化) | yōu huà | to optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff |
| 温柔 (溫柔) | wēn róu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) |
| 柔软 (柔軟) | róu ruǎn | soft |
| 寡妇 (寡婦) | guǎ fu | widow |
| 不断 (不斷) | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted |
See also: Japanese symbol for “indecisive”.
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.