Chinese symbol for “unlucky”
丧气
sàng qi
Traditional: 喪氣
unlucky
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unlucky is 丧气 (sàng qi), defined as: unlucky.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “unlucky”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背 | bèi | the back of a body or object; to turn one's back |
| 不吉 | bù jí | unlucky; inauspicious |
| 生不逢时 (生不逢時) | shēng bù féng shí | born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate); born under an unlucky star |
| 晦气 (晦氣) | huì qì | bad luck; unlucky |
| 倒灶 | dǎo zào | to fall (from power); in decline |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 丧气.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丧失 (喪失) | sàng shī | to lose; to forfeit |
| 沮丧 (沮喪) | jǔ sàng | dispirited; dejected |
| 丧生 (喪生) | sàng shēng | to die; to lose one's life |
| 丧命 (喪命) | sàng mìng | to lose one's life |
| 丧尸 (喪屍) | sāng shī | zombie |
| 丧礼 (喪禮) | sāng lǐ | funeral |
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unlucky”.
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.