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Chinese symbol for “unfailing”

不衰
bù shuāi
unfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unfailing is 不衰 (bù shuāi), defined as: unfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable.

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
衰 shuāi
weak, feeble; to decline, to falter
radical 145 ⾐ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unfailing”

WordPinyinMeaning
经久不衰 (經久不衰)jīng jiǔ bù shuāiunfailing; never-ending

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不衰.

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
衰退shuāi tuìto decline; to fall
衰落shuāi luòto fall; to drop
衰败 (衰敗)shuāi bàito decline; to wane

See also: Japanese symbol for “unfailing”.

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.