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Chinese symbol for “unkempt”

邋遢
lā ta
unkempt

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unkempt is 邋遢 (lā ta), defined as: unkempt.

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

邋 lā
sloppy; rags
radical 162 ⾡ · 18 strokes
遢 ta
careless, negligent, slipshod
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unkempt”

WordPinyinMeaning
蓬蓬péng pengovergrown; unkempt (of hair)
蓬乱 (蓬亂)péng luànmatted (of straw or hair); unkempt
邋里邋遢 (邋裡邋遢)lā li lā tamessy; slovenly
拉碴lā chā(of beard etc) stubbly; scraggly
蓬头跣足 (蓬頭跣足)péng tóu xiǎn zúmatted hair and bare feet; unkempt

Related words

Other words that share a character with 邋遢.

WordPinyinMeaning
邋里邋遢 (邋裡邋遢)lā li lā tamessy; slovenly

See also: Japanese symbol for “unkempt”.

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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