Chinese symbol for “relax”
放松
fàng sōng
Traditional: 放鬆
to relax; to slacken; to loosen
The closest CC-CEDICT match for relax is 放松 (fàng sōng), defined as: to relax; to slacken; to loosen.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “relax”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放宽 (放寬) | fàng kuān | to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions) |
| 松散 (鬆散) | sōng san | to relax; loose |
| 松弛 (鬆弛) | sōng chí | to relax; relaxed |
| 松懈 (鬆懈) | sōng xiè | to relax; to relax efforts |
| 弛缓 (弛緩) | chí huǎn | to relax; to slacken; to ease; (physics) relaxation (in nuclear magnetic resonance) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 放松.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open |
| 放弃 (放棄) | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate; to emancipate |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 轻松 (輕鬆) | qīng sōng | light; gentle |
| 宽松 (寬鬆) | kuān sōng | spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “relax”.
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.