Chinese symbol for “indescribable”
莫名
mò míng
inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for indescribable is 莫名 (mò míng), defined as: inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable.
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 “indescribable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不可名状 (不可名狀) | bù kě míng zhuàng | indescribable; beyond description |
| 莫可名状 (莫可名狀) | mò kě míng zhuàng | indescribable (joy); inexpressible (pleasure) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 莫名.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 莫过于 (莫過於) | mò guò yú | nothing can surpass |
| 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào | (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable |
| 莫非 | mò fēi | can it be possible that; could it be |
| 莫大 | mò dà | greatest; most important |
| 约莫 (約莫) | yuē mo | to estimate; to guess; about; around; approximately |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous; noted |
| 名称 (名稱) | míng chēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “indescribable”.
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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