Chinese symbol for “recurrence”
犯
fàn
to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recurrence is 犯 (fàn), defined as: to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake.
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
Other Chinese words for “recurrence”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 递归 (遞歸) | dì guī | recursion; recursive (calculation) |
| 递推 (遞推) | dì tuī | recursion; recursive (calculation) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 犯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犯罪 | fàn zuì | to commit a crime; crime; offense |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on; to encroach on |
| 罪犯 | zuì fàn | criminal |
| 犯人 | fàn rén | convict; prisoner |
| 囚犯 | qiú fàn | prisoner; convict |
| 嫌犯 | xián fàn | criminal suspect |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recurrence”.
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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