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Chinese symbol for “passing”

易逝
yì shì
passing; transient; fugitive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for passing is 易逝 (yì shì), defined as: passing; transient; fugitive.

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

易 yì
to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
逝 shì
to die, to pass away
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “passing”

WordPinyinMeaning
沉沦 (沉淪)chén lúnto sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion
苒rǎnluxuriant growth; passing (of time)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 易逝.

WordPinyinMeaning
容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
贸易 (貿易)mào yì(commercial) trade; 个 (gè)
轻易 (輕易)qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
不易bù yìnot easy to do sth; difficult
交易所jiāo yì suǒexchange; stock exchange
逝世shì shìto pass away; to die
逝去shì qùto elapse; to pass away

See also: Japanese symbol for “passing”.

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.

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