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Chinese symbol for “unsympathetic”

淡漠
dàn mò
apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unsympathetic is 淡漠 (dàn mò), defined as: apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic.

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

淡 dàn
watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
漠 mò
desert; aloof, cool, indifferent
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unsympathetic”

WordPinyinMeaning
冷厉 (冷厲)lěng lìstern; unsympathetic; icy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 淡漠.

WordPinyinMeaning
淡水dàn shuǐfreshwater
淡化dàn huàto water down; to play down
冷淡lěng dàncold; indifferent
平淡píng dànflat; dull
扯淡chě dànto talk nonsense
轻描淡写 (輕描淡寫)qīng miáo dàn xiě(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal; to downplay
沙漠shā mòdesert; 个 (gè)
冷漠lěng mòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard

See also: Japanese symbol for “unsympathetic”.

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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