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Chinese symbol for “recur”

重演
chóng yǎn
to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones); to repeat (a performance)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for recur is 重演 (chóng yǎn), defined as: to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones); to repeat (a performance).

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

重 chóng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
radical 166 ⾥ · 9 strokes
演 yǎn
to perform, to act, to put on a play
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “recur”

WordPinyinMeaning
复发 (復發)fù fāto recur (of a disease); to reappear
再发 (再發)zài fāto reissue; (of a disease) to recur

Related words

Other words that share a character with 重演.

WordPinyinMeaning
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
导演 (導演)dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)
演员 (演員)yǎn yuánactor; actress; performer

See also: Japanese symbol for “recur”.

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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