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Chinese symbol for “inequality”

不等式
bù děng shì
inequality (math.)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inequality is 不等式 (bù děng shì), defined as: inequality (math.).

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

不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
等 děng
rank, grade; same, equal; to wait
radical 118 ⽵ · 12 strokes
式 shì
formula, pattern, rule, style, system
radical 56 ⼷ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “inequality”

WordPinyinMeaning
不平等bù píng děnginequality; unfairness

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不等式.

WordPinyinMeaning
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
等等děng děnget cetera; and so on ...
平等píng děngequal; equality
等待děng dàito wait; to wait for
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “inequality”.

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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