Chinese symbol for “recuse”

回避

huí bì

Traditional: 迴避

to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for recuse is 回避 (huí bì), defined as: to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw.

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

回 huí

to return, to turn around; a time

radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes

避 bì

to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide

radical 162 ⾡ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

迴 huí

Related words

Other words that share a character with 回避.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
回来 (回來)	huí lai	to return; to come back
回到	huí dào	to return to
回家	huí jiā	to return home
回答	huí dá	to reply; to answer; reply; answer
回应 (回應)	huí yìng	to respond; response
回去	huí qu	to return; to go back
避免	bì miǎn	to avert; to prevent
逃避	táo bì	to escape; to evade

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.