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Chinese symbol for “redress”

平反
píng fǎn
to redress (an injustice); to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for redress is 平反 (píng fǎn), defined as: to redress (an injustice); to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied).

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

平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes
反 fǎn
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “redress”

WordPinyinMeaning
矫 (矯)jiǎoto correct; to rectify
湔jiānto wash; to redress (a wrong)
匡正kuāng zhèngto correct; to amend
湔雪jiān xuěto wipe away (a humiliation); to redress (a wrong)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 平反.

WordPinyinMeaning
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
公平gōng píngfair; impartial
平等píng děngequal; equality
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond

See also: Japanese symbol for “redress”.

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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