Chinese symbol for “redeem”
赎
shú
Traditional: 贖
to redeem; to ransom
The closest CC-CEDICT match for redeem is 赎 (shú), defined as: to redeem; to ransom.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “redeem”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 救赎 (救贖) | jiù shú | to redeem; redemption; salvation |
| 赎回 (贖回) | shú huí | to redeem |
| 挽回 | wǎn huí | to retrieve; to redeem |
| 清偿 (清償) | qīng cháng | to repay a debt in full; to redeem |
| 买回 (買回) | mǎi huí | to buy back; to redeem |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赎.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 救赎 (救贖) | jiù shú | to redeem; redemption; salvation |
| 赎金 (贖金) | shú jīn | ransom |
| 赎罪 (贖罪) | shú zuì | to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment |
| 赎回 (贖回) | shú huí | to redeem |
| 将功赎罪 (將功贖罪) | jiāng gōng shú zuì | to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts |
| 赎款 (贖款) | shú kuǎn | ransom |
See also: Japanese symbol for “redeem”.
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.