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Chinese symbol for “unobtrusive”

不触目
bù chù mù
Traditional: 不觸目
unobtrusive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unobtrusive is 不触目 (bù chù mù), defined as: unobtrusive.

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
触 chù
to butt, to gore, to ram; to touch
radical 148 ⾓ · 13 strokes
目 mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
radical 109 ⽬ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unobtrusive”

WordPinyinMeaning
素净 (素淨)sù jingsimple and neat; quiet (colors)
暗戳戳àn chuō chuō(coll.) low-key; subtle; unobtrusive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不触目.

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
接触 (接觸)jiē chùto touch; to contact
触及 (觸及)chù jíto touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic)
触动 (觸動)chù dòngto touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions)
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently

See also: Japanese symbol for “unobtrusive”.

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.