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Chinese symbol for “uninhibited”

跌宕
diē dàng
uninhibited; free and unconstrained; rhythmical

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uninhibited is 跌宕 (diē dàng), defined as: uninhibited; free and unconstrained; rhythmical.

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

跌 diē
to stumble, to slip, to fall
radical 157 ⾜ · 12 strokes
宕 dàng
quarry; cave dwelling; to put someone off
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “uninhibited”

WordPinyinMeaning
疏狂shū kuánguninhibited; unrestrained
不羁 (不羈)bù jīunruly; uninhibited
粗犷 (粗獷)cū guǎngrough; rude
淋漓lín lídripping wet; pouring
落拓不羁 (落拓不羈)luò tuò bù jī(idiom) unconventional; uninhibited; free-spirited

Related words

Other words that share a character with 跌宕.

WordPinyinMeaning
下跌xià diēto fall; to tumble
跌倒diē dǎoto tumble; to fall
跌幅diē fúdecline (in value); extent of a drop
大跌dà diēlarge fall
暴跌bào diē(economics) to slump; steep fall (in value etc)
跌落diē luòto fall; to drop
延宕yán dàngto postpone; to keep putting sth off
宕机 (宕機)dàng jī(of a computer, server etc) to crash

See also: Japanese symbol for “uninhibited”.

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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