Chinese symbol for “recycling”
再生
zài shēng
to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recycling is 再生 (zài shēng), defined as: to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration.
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 再生.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不再 | bù zài | no more; no longer |
| 再次 | zài cì | once more; once again |
| 再也 | zài yě | (not) ever again; (not) any longer |
| 再度 | zài dù | once more; once again; one more time |
| 再说 (再說) | zài shuō | to say again; to put off a discussion until later |
| 再见 (再見) | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live; life |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recycling”.
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.