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Chinese symbol for “restless”

不安分
bù ān fen
restless; unsettled

The closest CC-CEDICT match for restless is 不安分 (bù ān fen), defined as: restless; unsettled.

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
安 ān
peaceful, tranquil, quiet
radical 40 ⼧ · 6 strokes
分 fen
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “restless”

WordPinyinMeaning
熙攘xī rǎngrestless
伀zhōngrestless; agitated
不安bù ānunpeaceful; unstable
燥热 (燥熱)zào rèuncomfortably hot and dry; stiflingly hot; (of the body) flushed and feverishly warm; (fig.) agitated; restless; irritable; (TCM) dry-heat
浮躁fú zàofickle and impatient; restless

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不安分.

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
安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety; security
安排ān páito arrange; to plan
安装 (安裝)ān zhuāngto install; to erect
部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]

See also: Japanese symbol for “restless”.

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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