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Chinese symbol for “uninterrupted”

不断
bù duàn
Traditional: 不斷
unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uninterrupted is 不断 (bù duàn), defined as: unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant.

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
断 duàn
to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
radical 69 ⽄ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “uninterrupted”

WordPinyinMeaning
绵绵 (綿綿)mián miáncontinuous; uninterrupted
连绵 (連綿)lián miáncontinuous; unbroken
不绝 (不絕)bù juéunending; uninterrupted
绵连 (綿連)mián liáncontinuous; uninterrupted

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不断.

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
判断 (判斷)pàn duànto judge; to determine; judgment
垄断 (壟斷)lǒng duànto monopolize
中断 (中斷)zhōng duànto cut short; to break off

See also: Japanese symbol for “uninterrupted”.

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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