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Chinese symbol for “exile”

流放
liú fàng
to exile; to banish; to deport; to float (logs) downstream

The closest CC-CEDICT match for exile is 流放 (liú fàng), defined as: to exile; to banish; to deport; to float (logs) downstream.

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

流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “exile”

WordPinyinMeaning
流刑liú xíngexile (as a form of punishment)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 流放.

WordPinyinMeaning
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
主流zhǔ liúmain stream (of a river); fig. the essential point
流动 (流動)liú dòngto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
流量liú liàngflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge
流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open
放弃 (放棄)fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up

See also: Japanese symbol for “exile”.

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.

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