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Chinese symbol for “probation”

缓刑
huǎn xíng
Traditional: 緩刑
suspended sentence; probation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for probation is 缓刑 (huǎn xíng), defined as: suspended sentence; probation.

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

缓 huǎn
slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay
radical 120 ⽷ · 12 strokes
刑 xíng
punishment, penalty; law
radical 18 ⼑ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 缓刑.

WordPinyinMeaning
缓慢 (緩慢)huǎn mànslow; unhurried; sluggish
缓解 (緩解)huǎn jiěto bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis)
缓和 (緩和)huǎn héto ease (tension); to alleviate
减缓 (減緩)jiǎn huǎnto slow down; to retard
缓存 (緩存)huǎn cún(computing) cache; buffer memory
刑事xíng shìcriminal; penal
死刑sǐ xíngdeath penalty; capital punishment
刑罚 (刑罰)xíng fásentence; penalty

See also: Japanese symbol for “probation”.

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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