Chinese symbol for “regain”
收回
shōu huí
to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw
The closest CC-CEDICT match for regain is 收回 (shōu huí), defined as: to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke.
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 “regain”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重获 (重獲) | chóng huò | to regain |
| 恢复 (恢復) | huī fù | to reinstate; to resume |
| 重拾 | chóng shí | to pick up (a theme etc); to regain (confidence) |
| 扳回 | bān huí | to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 收回.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in; income |
| 收到 | shōu dào | to receive |
| 收集 | shōu jí | to gather; to collect |
| 收费 (收費) | shōu fèi | to charge a fee |
| 收购 (收購) | shōu gòu | to purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization); to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acq |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb; to assimilate |
| 回来 (回來) | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “regain”.
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.