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Chinese symbol for “unethical”

背德
bèi dé
immoral; unethical

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unethical is 背德 (bèi dé), defined as: immoral; unethical.

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

背 bèi
back, backside; to betray, to violate
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
德 dé
ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
radical 60 ⼻ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 背德.

WordPinyinMeaning
背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
背后 (背後)bèi hòubehind; at the back
违背 (違背)wéi bèito go against; to be contrary to
背叛bèi pànto betray
背包bēi bāoknapsack; rucksack
背面bèi miànthe back; the reverse side
道德dào dévirtue; morality
品德pǐn démoral character

See also: Japanese symbol for “unethical”.

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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