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Chinese symbol for “bail”

保释
bǎo shì
Traditional: 保釋
to release on bail; to bail

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bail is 保释 (bǎo shì), defined as: to release on bail; to bail.

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

保 bǎo
to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
释 shì
to explain, to interpret; to release
radical 165 ⾤ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bail”

WordPinyinMeaning
保证金 (保證金)bǎo zhèng jīnearnest money; cash deposit
交保jiāo bǎoto post bail; bail

Related words

Other words that share a character with 保释.

WordPinyinMeaning
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
保证 (保證)bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee
保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain
保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee
确保 (確保)què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
保险 (保險)bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure
解释 (解釋)jiě shìexplanation; to explain
释放 (釋放)shì fàngto release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)

See also: Japanese symbol for “bail”.

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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