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Chinese symbol for “unsolicited”

不请自来
bù qǐng zì lái
Traditional: 不請自來
to turn up without being invited; unsolicited

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unsolicited is 不请自来 (bù qǐng zì lái), defined as: to turn up without being invited; unsolicited.

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
请 qǐng
to ask, to request; to invite; please
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
自 zì
self; private, personal; from
radical 132 ⾃ · 6 strokes
来 lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不请自来.

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
申请 (申請)shēn qǐngto apply for sth; application form (CL:份 (fèn))
邀请 (邀請)yāo qǐngto invite; invitation
请求 (請求)qǐng qiúto request; to ask; request (个 (gè))
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
起来 (起來)qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

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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