Chinese symbol for “overwrought”
悲不自胜
bēi bù zì shèng
Traditional: 悲不自勝
unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought; overcome with sorrow; heartbroken
The closest CC-CEDICT match for overwrought is 悲不自胜 (bēi bù zì shèng), defined as: unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought; overcome with sorrow; heartbroken.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 悲不自胜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲剧 (悲劇) | bēi jù | tragedy; 出 (chū) |
| 悲伤 (悲傷) | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 悲惨 (悲慘) | bēi cǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 可悲 | kě bēi | lamentable |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful |
| 悲观 (悲觀) | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 胜利 (勝利) | shèng lì | victory; 个 (gè) |
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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