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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “relieved”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宽心 (寬心) | kuān xīn | relieved; comforted |
| 宽缓 (寬緩) | kuān huǎn | relieved; tensions relax |
| 宽慰 (寬慰) | kuān wèi | to console; to soothe |
| 松快 (鬆快) | sōng kuai | less crowded; relieved |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 释然.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解释 (解釋) | jiě shì | explanation; to explain |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
| 诠释 (詮釋) | quán shì | to interpret; to comment and explain |
| 注释 (注釋) | zhù shì | to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation |
| 获释 (獲釋) | huò shì | freed (from prison); to obtain release |
| 虽然 (雖然) | suī rán | although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) |
| 然后 (然後) | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 当然 (當然) | dāng rán | only 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.