Chinese symbol for “bygone”

既往

jì wǎng

past; bygone; the past

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bygone is 既往 (jì wǎng), defined as: past; bygone; the past.

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

既 jì

already, since, then; both; de facto

radical 71 ⽆ · 9 strokes

往 wǎng

to go, to depart; past, former

radical 60 ⼻ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 既往.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
既然	jì rán	since; as; this being the case
既有	jì yǒu	existing
既定	jì dìng	already fixed; set
一如既往	yī rú jì wǎng	(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
既得利益	jì dé lì yì	vested interest
前往	qián wǎng	to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
往往	wǎng wǎng	usually; in many cases
以往	yǐ wǎng	in the past; formerly

See also: Japanese symbol for “bygone”.

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.