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Chinese symbol for “unsettled”

流浪
liú làng
to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unsettled is 流浪 (liú làng), defined as: to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population).

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

流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
浪 làng
breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unsettled”

WordPinyinMeaning
不安分bù ān fenrestless; unsettled
栖栖遑遑 (棲棲遑遑)xī xī huáng huáng(idiom) restless; unsettled
杌陧 (杌隉)wù niè(literary) unsettled; unstable; uneasy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 流浪.

WordPinyinMeaning
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
主流zhǔ liúmain stream (of a river); fig. the essential point
流动 (流動)liú dòngto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
流量liú liàngflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge
流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
浪费 (浪費)làng fèito waste; to squander
浪漫làng mànromantic

See also: Japanese symbol for “unsettled”.

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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