Chinese symbol for “scandalous”
不成体统
bù chéng tǐ tǒng
Traditional: 不成體統
not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scandalous is 不成体统 (bù chéng tǐ tǒng), defined as: not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior.
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
Other Chinese words for “scandalous”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不成体统.
| 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 |
| 成为 (成為) | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed; success |
| 媒体 (媒體) | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 系统 (系統) | xì tǒng | system; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scandalous”.
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.