Chinese symbol for “forgive”
宽恕
kuān shù
Traditional: 寬恕
to forgive; forgiveness
The closest CC-CEDICT match for forgive is 宽恕 (kuān shù), defined as: to forgive; forgiveness.
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 “forgive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恕 | shù | to forgive |
| 饶恕 (饒恕) | ráo shù | to forgive; to pardon |
| 宥 | yòu | to forgive; to help |
| 赦罪 | shè zuì | to forgive (an offender) |
| 包涵 | bāo han | to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宽恕.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宽容 (寬容) | kuān róng | lenient; tolerant |
| 宽松 (寬鬆) | kuān sōng | spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable |
| 放宽 (放寬) | fàng kuān | to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions) |
| 宽度 (寬度) | kuān dù | width |
| 拓宽 (拓寬) | tuò kuān | to broaden |
| 饶恕 (饒恕) | ráo shù | to forgive; to pardon |
| 恕罪 | shù zuì | please forgive me |
| 忠恕 | zhōng shù | loyalty and consideration for others; magnanimity (ideal virtues in Confucianism) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “forgive”.
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.