Chinese symbol for “lenient”
宽容
kuān róng
Traditional: 寬容
lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lenient is 宽容 (kuān róng), defined as: lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable; to forgive.
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 “lenient”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 从宽 (從寬) | cóng kuān | lenient; leniently |
| 宽 (寬) | kuān | wide; broad |
| 宽大 (寬大) | kuān dà | spacious; wide |
| 假借 | jiǎ jiè | to make use of; to use sth as pretext |
| 留情 | liú qíng | to relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宽容.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 宽恕 (寬恕) | kuān shù | to forgive; forgiveness |
| 拓宽 (拓寬) | tuò kuān | to broaden |
| 内容 (內容) | nèi róng | content; substance; details; 项 (xiàng) |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to |
| 形容 | xíng róng | to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lenient”.
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.