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Chinese symbol for “irregular”

不规则
bù guī zé
Traditional: 不規則
irregular

The closest CC-CEDICT match for irregular is 不规则 (bù guī zé), defined as: irregular.

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
规 guī
rules, regulations, customs, law
radical 147 ⾒ · 8 strokes
则 zé
rule, law, regulation; grades
radical 18 ⼑ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “irregular”

WordPinyinMeaning
参 (參)cānto take part in; to participate
乖guāi(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever
非正常fēi zhèng chángabnormal; irregular
无序 (無序)wú xùdisorderly; irregular
参差不齐 (參差不齊)cēn cī bù qí(idiom) variable; uneven

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不规则.

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
规定 (規定)guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
规模 (規模)guī móscale; scope; extent
规律 (規律)guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior
原则 (原則)yuán zéprinciple; doctrine

See also: Japanese symbol for “irregular”.

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.