Chinese symbol for “oust”
废
fèi
Traditional: 廢
to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard
The closest CC-CEDICT match for oust is 废 (fèi), defined as: to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust.
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 “oust”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斥 | chì | to blame; to reprove |
| 撵 (攆) | niǎn | to expel; to oust |
| 撵走 (攆走) | niǎn zǒu | to drive out; to oust |
| 撵出 (攆出) | niǎn chū | to expel; to drive out |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 废.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 废除 (廢除) | fèi chú | to abolish; to abrogate |
| 废物 (廢物) | fèi wù | rubbish; waste material; useless person |
| 废弃 (廢棄) | fèi qì | to discard; to abandon (old ways) |
| 废止 (廢止) | fèi zhǐ | to repeal (a law); to put an end to |
| 废话 (廢話) | fèi huà | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) |
| 废墟 (廢墟) | fèi xū | ruins |
See also: Japanese symbol for “oust”.
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.