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Chinese symbol for “uneven”

不平
bù píng
uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uneven is 不平 (bù píng), defined as: uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant.

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

不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “uneven”

WordPinyinMeaning
不均bù jūnuneven; distributed unevenly
参差 (參差)cēn cīuneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
凹凸不平āo tū bù píng(idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
参 (參)cānto take part in; to participate
参差不齐 (參差不齊)cēn cī bù qí(idiom) variable; uneven

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不平.

WordPinyinMeaning
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “uneven”.

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.