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Chinese symbol for “indifferent”

无关紧要
wú guān jǐn yào
Traditional: 無關緊要
indifferent; insignificant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for indifferent is 无关紧要 (wú guān jǐn yào), defined as: indifferent; insignificant.

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

无 wú
no, not; lacking, -less
radical 71 ⽆ · 4 strokes
关 guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes
紧 jǐn
tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
要 yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
radical 146 ⾑ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “indifferent”

WordPinyinMeaning
漠然mò ránindifferent; apathetic
淡漠dàn mòapathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic
薄báothin; cold in manner
无感 (無感)wú gǎnnot felt or perceived; to feel nothing about; indifferent; unimpressed
淡dàninsipid; diluted

Related words

Other words that share a character with 无关紧要.

WordPinyinMeaning
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
毫无 (毫無)háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack
无限 (無限)wú xiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
无关 (無關)wú guānunrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
无数 (無數)wú shùcountless; numberless
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
关于 (關於)guān yúpertaining to; concerning
紧张 (緊張)jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up
需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs

See also: Japanese symbol for “indifferent”.

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.