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Chinese symbol for “remiss”

懈怠
xiè dài
slack; lazy; remiss

The closest CC-CEDICT match for remiss is 懈怠 (xiè dài), defined as: slack; lazy; remiss.

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

懈 xiè
idle, relaxed; negligent, remiss
radical 61 ⼼ · 16 strokes
怠 dài
idle; negligent, remiss; to neglect
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “remiss”

WordPinyinMeaning
疲沓pí taslack; remiss

Related words

Other words that share a character with 懈怠.

WordPinyinMeaning
不懈bù xièuntiring; unremitting
坚持不懈 (堅持不懈)jiān chí bù xiè(idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
松懈 (鬆懈)sōng xièto relax; to relax efforts
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)wú xiè kě jī(idiom) impossible to fault; impeccable
不懈怠bù xiè dàiuntiring; without slacking
怠慢dài mànto slight; to neglect
倦怠juàn dàiworn out; exhausted
怠惰dài duòidleness

See also: Japanese symbol for “remiss”.

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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