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

適 shì

Other Chinese words for “unwell”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不舒服	bù shū fu	unwell; feeling ill
殜	dié	unwell; Taiwan pr. [ye4]

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不适.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不是	bù shì	no; is not
不能	bù néng	cannot; must not
不会 (不會)	bù huì	improbable; unlikely
不过 (不過)	bù guò	only; merely
不同	bù tóng	different; distinct
适合 (適合)	shì hé	to fit; to suit
适应 (適應)	shì yìng	to adapt; to fit
适当 (適當)	shì dàng	suitable; 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.