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Chinese symbol for “debriefing”

复命
fù mìng
Traditional: 復命
to report on completion of a mission; debriefing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for debriefing is 复命 (fù mìng), defined as: to report on completion of a mission; debriefing.

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

复 fù
again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
radical 35 ⼢ · 9 strokes
命 mìng
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 复命.

WordPinyinMeaning
恢复 (恢復)huī fùto reinstate; to resume
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
重复 (重複)chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
报复 (報復)bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
革命gé mìngto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution
生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (条 (tiáo))
命令mìng lìngorder; command

See also: Japanese symbol for “debriefing”.

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.