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Chinese symbol for “intolerance”

不耐受
bù nài shòu
intolerance (for lactose, gluten or other foods)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for intolerance is 不耐受 (bù nài shòu), defined as: intolerance (for lactose, gluten or other foods).

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
耐 nài
to resist, to bear; patient, enduring
radical 126 ⽽ · 9 strokes
受 shòu
to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不耐受.

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
耐心nài xīnto be patient; patience
忍耐rěn nàito endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
能耐néng nàiability; capability
接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce

See also: Japanese symbol for “intolerance”.

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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