Chinese symbol for “desist”
住手
zhù shǒu
to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand
The closest CC-CEDICT match for desist is 住手 (zhù shǒu), defined as: to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “desist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 懫 | zhí | enraged; resentful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 住手.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 居住 | jū zhù | to reside; to dwell |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence; dwelling; abode |
| 记住 (記住) | jì zhu | to remember; to bear in mind |
| 抓住 | zhuā zhù | to grab hold of; to capture |
| 住房 | zhù fáng | housing |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help; unable to bear |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
See also: Japanese symbol for “desist”.
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.