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Chinese symbol for “disclaim”

赖
lài
Traditional: 賴
to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for disclaim is 赖 (lài), defined as: to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts).

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

赖 lài
to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor
radical 154 ⾙ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “disclaim”

WordPinyinMeaning
打赖 (打賴)dǎ làito deny; to disclaim

Related words

Other words that share a character with 赖.

WordPinyinMeaning
依赖 (依賴)yī làito depend on; to be dependent on
信赖 (信賴)xìn làito trust; to have confidence in
无赖 (無賴)wú làihoodlum; rascal
不赖 (不賴)bù lài(coll.) not bad; good
赖以 (賴以)lài yǐto rely on; to depend on
仰赖 (仰賴)yǎng làito rely on

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