Chinese symbol for “unchanging”

不易

bù yì

not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unchanging is 不易 (bù yì), defined as: not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging.

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Characters and stroke order

不 bù

no, not, un-; negative prefix

radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes

易 yì

to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy

radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unchanging”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不渝	bù yú	(literary) (of loyalty, affection etc) unchanging; unwavering; constant

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不易.

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
容易	róng yì	easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
交易	jiāo yì	to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
贸易 (貿易)	mào yì	(commercial) trade; 个 (gè)

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