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Chinese symbol for “unaccounted”

下落不明
xià luò bù míng
unaccounted; unknown whereabouts

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unaccounted is 下落不明 (xià luò bù míng), defined as: unaccounted; unknown whereabouts.

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

下 xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
落 luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes
不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 下落不明.

WordPinyinMeaning
一下yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less
下来 (下來)xià laito come down; (completed action marker)
下载 (下載)xià zǎito download; also pr. [xia4zai4]
下午xià wǔafternoon; 个 (gè)
下去xià qùto go down; to descend
落实 (落實)luò shípractical; workable
部落bù luòtribe
不是bù shìno; is not
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate

See also: Japanese symbol for “unaccounted”.

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.