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Chinese symbol for “unwise”

失策
shī cè
to blunder; to miscalculate; miscalculation; unwise (move)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unwise is 失策 (shī cè), defined as: to blunder; to miscalculate; miscalculation; unwise (move).

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

失 shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
策 cè
to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy
radical 118 ⽵ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unwise”

WordPinyinMeaning
不智bù zhìunwise

Related words

Other words that share a character with 失策.

WordPinyinMeaning
失去shī qùto lose
失败 (失敗)shī bàito be defeated; to lose
消失xiāo shīto disappear; to fade away
损失 (損失)sǔn shīloss; damage
失望shī wàngdisappointed; to lose hope
失业 (失業)shī yèunemployment; to lose one's job
政策zhèng cèpolicy; 个 (gè)
策略cè lüèstrategy; tactics; crafty; adroit

See also: Japanese symbol for “unwise”.

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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