Chinese symbol for “uncritical”
不闻不问
bù wén bù wèn
Traditional: 不聞不問
not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the least concerned
The closest CC-CEDICT match for uncritical is 不闻不问 (bù wén bù wèn), defined as: not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the least concerned.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不闻不问.
| 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 |
| 新闻 (新聞) | xīn wén | news; 条 (tiáo) |
| 丑闻 (醜聞) | chǒu wén | scandal |
| 闻名 (聞名) | wén míng | well-known; famous |
| 问题 (問題) | wèn tí | question; problem |
See also: Japanese symbol for “uncritical”.
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.