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Chinese symbol for “liberate”

解放
jiě fàng
to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949

The closest CC-CEDICT match for liberate is 解放 (jiě fàng), defined as: to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949; measure word: 次 (cì).

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

解 jiě
to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
radical 148 ⾓ · 13 strokes
放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “liberate”

WordPinyinMeaning
释出 (釋出)shì chūto release; to make available
放走fàng zǒuto release; to set free

Related words

Other words that share a character with 解放.

WordPinyinMeaning
了解liǎo jiěto understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out
解决 (解決)jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
解释 (解釋)jiě shìexplanation; to explain
理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open
放弃 (放棄)fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
释放 (釋放)shì fàngto release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)

See also: Japanese symbol for “liberate”.

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.