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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “restless”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 熙攘 | xī rǎng | restless |
| 伀 | zhōng | restless; agitated |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful; unstable |
| 燥热 (燥熱) | zào rè | uncomfortably hot and dry; stiflingly hot; (of the body) flushed and feverishly warm; (fig.) agitated; restless; irritable; (TCM) dry-heat |
| 浮躁 | fú zào | fickle and impatient; restless |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不安分.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange; to plan |
| 安装 (安裝) | ān zhuāng | to install; to erect |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; 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.