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Chinese symbol for “forsake”

摒弃
bìng qì
Traditional: 摒棄
to abandon; to discard; to spurn; to forsake

The closest CC-CEDICT match for forsake is 摒弃 (bìng qì), defined as: to abandon; to discard; to spurn; to forsake.

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

摒 bìng
to expel, to cast off; to arrange
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes
弃 qì
to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget
radical 55 ⼶ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “forsake”

WordPinyinMeaning
抛离 (拋離)pāo líto desert; to leave
弃绝 (棄絕)qì juéto abandon; to forsake
割爱 (割愛)gē àito part with sth cherished; to forsake
远避 (遠避)yuǎn bìto keep at a distance; to forsake

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摒弃.

WordPinyinMeaning
摒除bìng chúto get rid of; to dismiss
摒挡 (摒擋)bìng dàng(literary) to put in order; to arrange; cuisine
放弃 (放棄)fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
抛弃 (拋棄)pāo qìto abandon; to discard
废弃 (廢棄)fèi qìto discard; to abandon (old ways)
丢弃 (丟棄)diū qìto discard; to abandon
遗弃 (遺棄)yí qìto leave; to abandon
舍弃 (捨棄)shě qìto give up; to abandon

See also: Japanese symbol for “forsake”.

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.