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Chinese symbol for “permissive”

放纵
fàng zòng
Traditional: 放縱
to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for permissive is 放纵 (fàng zòng), defined as: to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent.

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

放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes
纵 zòng
to indulge in, to give free reign to
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 放纵.

WordPinyinMeaning
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)
解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate
放心fàng xīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured
操纵 (操縱)cāo zòngto operate; to control
纵然 (縱然)zòng ráneven if; even though

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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