Chinese symbol for “recoup”
扳
bān
to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recoup is 扳 (bān), defined as: to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 扳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扳机 (扳機) | bān jī | (gun) trigger |
| 扳回 | bān huí | to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc) |
| 扳平 | bān píng | to equalize; to level the score |
| 扳手 | bān shǒu | spanner; wrench |
| 扳动 (扳動) | bān dòng | to pull out; to pull a lever |
| 扳指 | bān zhǐ | ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a b |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recoup”.
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.