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Chinese symbol for “disengage”

脱身
tuō shēn
Traditional: 脫身
to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for disengage is 脱身 (tuō shēn), defined as: to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage.

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

脱 tuō
to take off, to shed; to escape from
radical 130 ⾁ · 11 strokes
身 shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
radical 158 ⾝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “disengage”

WordPinyinMeaning
抽离 (抽離)chōu líto remove; to step back from involvement

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脱身.

WordPinyinMeaning
脱离 (脫離)tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from
摆脱 (擺脫)bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc)
逃脱 (逃脫)táo tuōto run away; to escape
解脱 (解脫)jiě tuōto untie; to free
脱贫 (脫貧)tuō pínto lift oneself out of poverty
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand
本身běn shēnitself; in itself

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