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Chinese symbol for “uninvited”

不速
bù sù
uninvited (guest); unexpected (appearance); unwanted presence

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uninvited is 不速 (bù sù), defined as: uninvited (guest); unexpected (appearance); unwanted presence.

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
速 sù
prompt, quick, speedy
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不速.

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
速度sù dùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
迅速xùn sùrapid; speedy

See also: Japanese symbol for “uninvited”.

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.