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Chinese symbol for “uninspired”

衰颓
shuāi tuí
Traditional: 衰頹
uninspired; dejected; discouraged

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uninspired is 衰颓 (shuāi tuí), defined as: uninspired; dejected; discouraged.

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

衰 shuāi
weak, feeble; to decline, to falter
radical 145 ⾐ · 10 strokes
颓 tuí
ruined, decayed; depressed; decadent
radical 181 ⾴ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 衰颓.

WordPinyinMeaning
衰退shuāi tuìto decline; to fall
衰落shuāi luòto fall; to drop
衰败 (衰敗)shuāi bàito decline; to wane
衰老shuāi lǎoto age; to deteriorate with age
衰竭shuāi jié(of an organ or bodily function) failure; to fail; (of resources etc) exhaustion; depletion
兴衰 (興衰)xīng shuāiprosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall
颓废 (頹廢)tuí fèidecadent; dispirited
颓势 (頹勢)tuí shìdecline (in fortune)

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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