Chinese symbol for “goodbye”
再见
zài jiàn
Traditional: 再見
goodbye; see you again later
The closest CC-CEDICT match for goodbye is 再见 (zài jiàn), defined as: goodbye; see you again later.
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 “goodbye”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 再见.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不再 | bù zài | no more; no longer |
| 再次 | zài cì | once more; once again |
| 再也 | zài yě | (not) ever again; (not) any longer |
| 再度 | zài dù | once more; once again; one more time |
| 再说 (再說) | zài shuō | to say again; to put off a discussion until later |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 看见 (看見) | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 见到 (見到) | jiàn dào | to see |
See also: Japanese symbol for “goodbye”.
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.