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Chinese symbol for “unruly”

不羁
bù jī
Traditional: 不羈
unruly; uninhibited

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unruly is 不羁 (bù jī), defined as: unruly; uninhibited.

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
羁 jī
halter; to restrain, to hold, to control
radical 122 ⽹ · 17 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unruly”

WordPinyinMeaning
无法无天 (無法無天)wú fǎ wú tiān(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly
任性rèn xìngwillful; headstrong
调皮 (調皮)tiáo pínaughty; mischievous
自由散漫zì yóu sǎn màneasygoing; lax
任诞 (任誕)rèn dàndissipated; unruly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不羁.

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
羁押 (羈押)jī yāto detain; to take into custody
羁绊 (羈絆)jī bàntrammels; fetters
羁留 (羈留)jī liúto stay; to detain

See also: Japanese symbol for “unruly”.

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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