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Chinese symbol for “unresponsive”

木
mù
(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unresponsive is 木 (mù), defined as: (bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden.

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

木 mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
radical 75 ⽊ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unresponsive”

WordPinyinMeaning
卡顿 (卡頓)kǎ dùn(computing) slow; unresponsive; laggy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 木.

WordPinyinMeaning
木材mù cáiwood
树木 (樹木)shù mùtree
木头 (木頭)mù touwood; log (块 (kuài),根 (gēn)); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
麻木má mùnumb; insensitive
木板mù bǎnslab; board
木偶mù ǒupuppet

See also: Japanese symbol for “unresponsive”.

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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