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Chinese symbol for “unwell”

不适
bù shì
Traditional: 不適
unwell; indisposed; out of sorts

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unwell is 不适 (bù shì), defined as: unwell; indisposed; out of sorts.

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
适 shì
match, comfortable; just
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unwell”

WordPinyinMeaning
不舒服bù shū fuunwell; feeling ill
殜diéunwell; Taiwan pr. [ye4]

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不适.

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
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
适应 (適應)shì yìngto adapt; to fit
适当 (適當)shì dàngsuitable; appropriate

See also: Japanese symbol for “unwell”.

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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