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Chinese symbol for “unassuming”

平易
píng yì
amiable (manner); unassuming; written in plain language; easy to take in

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unassuming is 平易 (píng yì), defined as: amiable (manner); unassuming; written in plain language; easy to take in.

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

平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes
易 yì
to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unassuming”

WordPinyinMeaning
逊顺 (遜順)xùn shùnmodest and obedient; unassuming

Related words

Other words that share a character with 平易.

WordPinyinMeaning
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
公平gōng píngfair; impartial
平等píng děngequal; equality
容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal

See also: Japanese symbol for “unassuming”.

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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