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Chinese symbol for “omit”

落空
là kòng
to omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by

The closest CC-CEDICT match for omit is 落空 (là kòng), defined as: to omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by.

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

落 là
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes
空 kòng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
radical 116 ⽳ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “omit”

WordPinyinMeaning
省去shěng qùto omit; to dispense with
省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out
略去lüè qùto omit; to delete
略lüèbrief; sketchy; outline; summary
从略 (從略)cóng lüèto omit (less important details etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 落空.

WordPinyinMeaning
落实 (落實)luò shípractical; workable
部落bù luòtribe
落后 (落後)luò hòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)
村落cūn luòvillage
角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
降落jiàng luòto descend; to land
空间 (空間)kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
航空háng kōngaviation

See also: Japanese symbol for “omit”.

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.