Chinese symbol for “unsatisfactory”
秃
tū
Traditional: 禿
bald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded; blunt (lacking a point); (of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory; lacking something
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unsatisfactory is 秃 (tū), defined as: bald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded; blunt (lacking a point); (of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory; lacking something.
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 “unsatisfactory”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缺位 | quē wèi | (of a position) to fall vacant; vacant post; a vacancy |
| 没趣 (沒趣) | méi qù | embarrassing; dull |
| 不如人意 | bù rú rén yì | leaving much to be desired; unsatisfactory |
| 欠妥 | qiàn tuǒ | improper; inappropriate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 秃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秃头 (禿頭) | tū tóu | to bare one's head; to be bareheaded; to go bald |
| 秃鹰 (禿鷹) | tū yīng | vulture; condor |
| 秃顶 (禿頂) | tū dǐng | bald head |
| 秃鹫 (禿鷲) | tū jiù | vulture; (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) |
| 秃子 (禿子) | tū zi | bald-headed person; baldy |
| 光秃秃 (光禿禿) | guāng tū tū | bald; bare (no hair, no leaves, no vegetation etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unsatisfactory”.
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.