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Chinese symbol for “unfeeling”

冷酷
lěng kù
unfeeling; callous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unfeeling is 冷酷 (lěng kù), defined as: unfeeling; callous.

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

冷 lěng
cold, cool; lonely
radical 15 ⼎ · 7 strokes
酷 kù
strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unfeeling”

WordPinyinMeaning
冷酷无情 (冷酷無情)lěng kù wú qíngcold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
心硬xīn yìnghard-hearted; unfeeling; callous
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)tiě shí xīn chángto have a heart of stone; hard-hearted
寡情guǎ qíngheartless; unfeeling
不知痛痒 (不知痛癢)bù zhī tòng yǎngnumb; unfeeling

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冷酷.

WordPinyinMeaning
冷静 (冷靜)lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
冷战 (冷戰)lěng zhàncold war; (fig.) strained relationship
寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid
冷漠lěng mòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard
冷却 (冷卻)lěng què(lit. and fig.) to cool
残酷 (殘酷)cán kùcruel; harsh; merciless
酷刑kù xíngcruelty; torture
严酷 (嚴酷)yán kùbitter; harsh

See also: Japanese symbol for “unfeeling”.

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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