Chinese symbol for “forfeit”
断送
duàn sòng
Traditional: 斷送
to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined
The closest CC-CEDICT match for forfeit is 断送 (duàn sòng), defined as: to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “forfeit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丧失 (喪失) | sàng shī | to lose; to forfeit |
| 罚金 (罰金) | fá jīn | fine; to forfeit |
| 弃权 (棄權) | qì quán | to waive a right; to abstain (from voting) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 断送.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不断 (不斷) | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted |
| 判断 (判斷) | pàn duàn | to judge; to determine; judgment |
| 垄断 (壟斷) | lǒng duàn | to monopolize |
| 中断 (中斷) | zhōng duàn | to cut short; to break off |
| 诊断 (診斷) | zhěn duàn | to diagnose |
| 切断 (切斷) | qiē duàn | to cut off; to sever |
| 送给 (送給) | sòng gěi | to send; to give as a present |
| 发送 (發送) | fā sòng | to transmit; to dispatch |
See also: Japanese symbol for “forfeit”.
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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