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Chinese symbol for “demise”

崩
bēng
to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise

The closest CC-CEDICT match for demise is 崩 (bēng), defined as: to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise.

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

崩 bēng
to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise
radical 46 ⼭ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “demise”

WordPinyinMeaning
逝去shì qùto elapse; to pass away

Related words

Other words that share a character with 崩.

WordPinyinMeaning
崩溃 (崩潰)bēng kuìto collapse; to crumble; to fall apart
崩塌bēng tātalus slide; to crumble (of scree slope)
崩坏 (崩壞)bēng huàicrash; breakdown (of social values etc)
崩盘 (崩盤)bēng pán(finance) to crash; to collapse
驾崩 (駕崩)jià bēng(of an emperor) to pass away
雪崩xuě bēngavalanche

See also: Japanese symbol for “demise”.

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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