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Chinese symbol for “indifference”

冷漠
lěng mò
cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect

The closest CC-CEDICT match for indifference is 冷漠 (lěng mò), defined as: cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect.

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

冷 lěng
cold, cool; lonely
radical 15 ⼎ · 7 strokes
漠 mò
desert; aloof, cool, indifferent
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “indifference”

WordPinyinMeaning
薄待bó dàimean treatment; indifference

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冷漠.

WordPinyinMeaning
冷静 (冷靜)lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
冷战 (冷戰)lěng zhàncold war; (fig.) strained relationship
寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid
冷却 (冷卻)lěng què(lit. and fig.) to cool
沙漠shā mòdesert; 个 (gè)
漠视 (漠視)mò shìto ignore; to neglect
荒漠huāng mòdesert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland; vast and desolate
沙漠化shā mò huàdesertification

See also: Japanese symbol for “indifference”.

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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