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Chinese symbol for “antiquated”

陈旧
chén jiù
Traditional: 陳舊
old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antiquated is 陈旧 (chén jiù), defined as: old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated.

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

陈 chén
to display, to exhibit; to plead; surname
radical 170 ⾩ · 8 strokes
旧 jiù
old, ancient; former, past
radical 72 ⽇ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 陈旧.

WordPinyinMeaning
陈述 (陳述)chén shùto state; to declare
陈列 (陳列)chén lièto display; to exhibit
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)xīn chén dài xièmetabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
陈年 (陳年)chén nián(of wine) aged; (of debts etc) old; longstanding
陈设 (陳設)chén shèto display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings
依旧 (依舊)yī jiùas before; still; to remain the same
仍旧 (仍舊)réng jiùstill (remaining); to remain (the same)
旧址 (舊址)jiù zhǐformer site; old location

See also: Japanese symbol for “antiquated”.

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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