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Chinese symbol for “unforgettable”

难忘
nán wàng
Traditional: 難忘
unforgettable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unforgettable is 难忘 (nán wàng), defined as: unforgettable.

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

难 nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
radical 172 ⾫ · 10 strokes
忘 wàng
to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unforgettable”

WordPinyinMeaning
刻骨铭心 (刻骨銘心)kè gǔ míng xīnlit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory

Related words

Other words that share a character with 难忘.

WordPinyinMeaning
困难 (困難)kùn nandifficult; challenging
难道 (難道)nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
难以 (難以)nán yǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
难过 (難過)nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell
难民 (難民)nàn mínrefugee
灾难 (災難)zāi nàndisaster; catastrophe
忘记 (忘記)wàng jìto forget
遗忘 (遺忘)yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore

See also: Japanese symbol for “unforgettable”.

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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