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Chinese symbol for “unconcerned”

无动于衷
wú dòng yú zhōng
Traditional: 無動於衷
aloof; indifferent; unconcerned

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unconcerned is 无动于衷 (wú dòng yú zhōng), defined as: aloof; indifferent; unconcerned.

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

无 wú
no, not; lacking, -less
radical 71 ⽆ · 4 strokes
动 dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes
于 yú
at, in, on; to, from; alas!
radical 7 ⼆ · 3 strokes
衷 zhōng
sincere, heartfelt
radical 145 ⾐ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unconcerned”

WordPinyinMeaning
漠mòdesert; unconcerned
不以为意 (不以為意)bù yǐ wéi yìnot to mind; unconcerned
稀松 (稀鬆)xī sōngpoor; sloppy
脱然 (脫然)tuō ránunconcerned; without worries
漫不经意 (漫不經意)màn bù jīng yìcareless; unconcerned

Related words

Other words that share a character with 无动于衷.

WordPinyinMeaning
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
毫无 (毫無)háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack
无限 (無限)wú xiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
无关 (無關)wú guānunrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
无数 (無數)wú shùcountless; numberless
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
对于 (對於)duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
热衷 (熱衷)rè zhōngto feel strongly about; to be fond of

See also: Japanese symbol for “unconcerned”.

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.