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Chinese symbol for “outgoing”

外放
wài fàng
extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital

The closest CC-CEDICT match for outgoing is 外放 (wài fàng), defined as: extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital.

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

外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes
放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 外放.

WordPinyinMeaning
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外国 (外國)wài guóforeign country
国外 (國外)guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open
放弃 (放棄)fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up

See also: Japanese symbol for “outgoing”.

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.