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Chinese symbol for “shameless”

卑鄙无耻
bēi bǐ wú chǐ
Traditional: 卑鄙無恥
(idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shameless is 卑鄙无耻 (bēi bǐ wú chǐ), defined as: (idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity.

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

卑 bēi
humble, low, inferior; to despise
radical 24 ⼗ · 8 strokes
鄙 bǐ
rustic, vulgar; to despise, to scorn
radical 163 ⾢ · 13 strokes
无 wú
no, not; lacking, -less
radical 71 ⽆ · 4 strokes
耻 chǐ
shame, humiliation; ashamed
radical 128 ⽿ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shameless”

WordPinyinMeaning
厚颜无耻 (厚顏無恥)hòu yán wú chǐshameless
赖皮 (賴皮)lài píshameless; (slang) rascal
不要脸 (不要臉)bù yào liǎnto have no sense of shame; shameless
厚颜 (厚顏)hòu yánshameless
无耻 (無恥)wú chǐwithout any sense of shame; unembarrassed

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卑鄙无耻.

WordPinyinMeaning
卑鄙bēi bǐbase; mean
自卑zì bēito have low self-esteem; to abase oneself
卑劣bēi lièbase; mean
谦卑 (謙卑)qiān bēihumble
卑微bēi wēilowly; humble
卑贱 (卑賤)bēi jiànlowly; mean and low
鄙视 (鄙視)bǐ shìto despise; to disdain
粗鄙cū bǐvulgar; coarse
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
耻辱 (恥辱)chǐ rǔdisgrace; shame

See also: Japanese symbol for “shameless”.

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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