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Chinese symbol for “elope”

私奔
sī bēn
to elope

The closest CC-CEDICT match for elope is 私奔 (sī bēn), defined as: to elope.

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

私 sī
personal, private, secret; selfish
radical 115 ⽲ · 7 strokes
奔 bēn
to rush about; to run, to flee
radical 37 ⼤ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “elope”

WordPinyinMeaning
奔bēnto hurry; to rush

Related words

Other words that share a character with 私奔.

WordPinyinMeaning
私人sī rénprivate; personal
隐私 (隱私)yǐn sīsecrets; private business
走私zǒu sīto smuggle; to have an illicit affair
自私zì sīselfish; selfishness
私下sī xiàin private
私营 (私營)sī yíngprivately-owned; private
奔驰 (奔馳)bēn chíto run quickly; to speed
奔跑bēn pǎoto run

See also: Japanese symbol for “elope”.

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.