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Chinese symbol for “recklessly”

肆意
sì yì
wantonly; recklessly; willfully

The closest CC-CEDICT match for recklessly is 肆意 (sì yì), defined as: wantonly; recklessly; willfully.

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

肆 sì
to indulge; excess; four (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
radical 129 ⾀ · 13 strokes
意 yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “recklessly”

WordPinyinMeaning
没命 (沒命)méi mìngto lose one's life; to die

Related words

Other words that share a character with 肆意.

WordPinyinMeaning
大肆dà sìwantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)
肆虐sì nüèto wreak havoc; to devastate
肆无忌惮 (肆無忌憚)sì wú jì dànabsolutely unrestrained; unbridled
放肆fàng sìwanton; unbridled
酒肆jiǔ sìwine shop; liquor store
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
意见 (意見)yì jiànidea; opinion
意思yì siidea; opinion

See also: Japanese symbol for “recklessly”.

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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