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Chinese symbol for “depart”

离开
lí kāi
Traditional: 離開
to depart; to leave

The closest CC-CEDICT match for depart is 离开 (lí kāi), defined as: to depart; to leave.

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

离 lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
radical 114 ⽱ · 11 strokes
开 kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
radical 55 ⼶ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “depart”

WordPinyinMeaning
离场 (離場)lí chǎngto leave the venue; (of an athlete) to leave the field; (of an investor) to exit the market; (of an aircraft) to depart
走路zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
违别 (違別)wéi biéto leave; to depart

Related words

Other words that share a character with 离开.

WordPinyinMeaning
距离 (距離)jù lídistance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from
脱离 (脫離)tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from
离婚 (離婚)lí hūnto divorce
分离 (分離)fēn líto separate
远离 (遠離)yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from
开始 (開始)kāi shǐto begin; to start; beginning; start
开发 (開發)kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
公开 (公開)gōng kāiopen; overt; public; to make public; to release

See also: Japanese symbol for “depart”.

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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