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Chinese symbol for “uncomfortable”

拘束
jū shù
to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uncomfortable is 拘束 (jū shù), defined as: to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable.

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

拘 jū
to detain, to restrain, to seize
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
束 shù
to bind, to control, to restrain; bale
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “uncomfortable”

WordPinyinMeaning
别扭 (彆扭)biè niuawkward; difficult
不舒适 (不舒適)bù shū shìuncomfortable
局促不安jú cù bù ānill at ease; uncomfortable
卼wùuncomfortable; unsteady

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拘束.

WordPinyinMeaning
拘留jū liúto detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
拘捕jū bǔto arrest
拘留所jū liú suǒdetention center; prison
拘禁jū jìnconstraint; to detain
拘役jū yìdetention
结束 (結束)jié shùto end; to finish; to conclude
约束 (約束)yuē shùto restrict; to limit to
束缚 (束縛)shù fùto bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle

See also: Japanese symbol for “uncomfortable”.

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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