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Chinese symbol for “unpalatable”

难吃
nán chī
Traditional: 難吃
unpalatable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unpalatable is 难吃 (nán chī), defined as: unpalatable.

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

难 nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
radical 172 ⾫ · 10 strokes
吃 chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unpalatable”

WordPinyinMeaning
无味 (無味)wú wèiflavorless; unpalatable; odorless

Related words

Other words that share a character with 难吃.

WordPinyinMeaning
困难 (困難)kùn nandifficult; challenging
难道 (難道)nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
难以 (難以)nán yǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
难过 (難過)nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell
难民 (難民)nàn mínrefugee
灾难 (災難)zāi nàndisaster; catastrophe
吃饭 (吃飯)chī fànto have a meal; to eat
好吃hǎo chītasty; delicious

See also: Japanese symbol for “unpalatable”.

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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