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Chinese symbol for “discharge”

排出
pái chū
to discharge

The closest CC-CEDICT match for discharge is 排出 (pái chū), defined as: to discharge.

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

排 pái
row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
出 chū
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
radical 17 ⼐ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “discharge”

WordPinyinMeaning
发射 (發射)fā shèto shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)
泄 (洩)xiè(bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge
流量liú liàngflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge
撒sāto let go; to cast
排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge

Related words

Other words that share a character with 排出.

WordPinyinMeaning
安排ān páito arrange; to plan
排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove
排列pái lièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation
排放pái fàngto arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc)
排队 (排隊)pái duìto line up
出现 (出現)chū xiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
出来 (出來)chū láito come out; to appear

See also: Japanese symbol for “discharge”.

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.