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Chinese symbol for “relieved”

释然
shì rán
Traditional: 釋然
relieved; at ease; feel relieved

The closest CC-CEDICT match for relieved is 释然 (shì rán), defined as: relieved; at ease; feel relieved.

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

释 shì
to explain, to interpret; to release
radical 165 ⾤ · 12 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “relieved”

WordPinyinMeaning
宽心 (寬心)kuān xīnrelieved; comforted
宽缓 (寬緩)kuān huǎnrelieved; tensions relax
宽慰 (寬慰)kuān wèito console; to soothe
松快 (鬆快)sōng kuailess crowded; relieved

Related words

Other words that share a character with 释然.

WordPinyinMeaning
解释 (解釋)jiě shìexplanation; to explain
释放 (釋放)shì fàngto release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)
诠释 (詮釋)quán shìto interpret; to comment and explain
注释 (注釋)zhù shìto annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation
获释 (獲釋)huò shìfreed (from prison); to obtain release
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be

See also: Japanese symbol for “relieved”.

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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