Chinese symbol for “atonement”
赎罪
shú zuì
Traditional: 贖罪
to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement
The closest CC-CEDICT match for atonement is 赎罪 (shú zuì), defined as: to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赎罪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 救赎 (救贖) | jiù shú | to redeem; redemption; salvation |
| 赎金 (贖金) | shú jīn | ransom |
| 赎回 (贖回) | shú huí | to redeem |
| 将功赎罪 (將功贖罪) | jiāng gōng shú zuì | to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts |
| 赎款 (贖款) | shú kuǎn | ransom |
| 犯罪 | fàn zuì | to commit a crime; crime; offense |
| 罪犯 | zuì fàn | criminal |
| 罪行 | zuì xíng | crime; offense |
See also: Japanese symbol for “atonement”.
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.