Chinese symbol for “banish”
放逐
fàng zhú
to banish; to deport; to send into exile; to be marooned
The closest CC-CEDICT match for banish is 放逐 (fàng zhú), defined as: to banish; to deport; to send into exile; to be marooned.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “banish”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 充军 (充軍) | chōng jūn | to banish (to an army post, as a punishment) |
| 流放 | liú fàng | to exile; to banish |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 放逐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open |
| 放弃 (放棄) | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate; to emancipate |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 逐渐 (逐漸) | zhú jiàn | gradually |
| 逐步 | zhú bù | progressively; step by step |
See also: Japanese symbol for “banish”.
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.