Chinese symbol for “relinquish”
捐
juān
to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for relinquish is 捐 (juān), defined as: to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “relinquish”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捐弃 (捐棄) | juān qì | to relinquish; to abandon |
| 弃 (棄) | qì | to abandon; to relinquish |
| 放下 | fàng xià | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 捐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捐款 | juān kuǎn | to donate money; to contribute funds |
| 捐赠 (捐贈) | juān zèng | to contribute (as a gift); to donate |
| 捐助 | juān zhù | to donate; to offer (aid) |
| 捐献 (捐獻) | juān xiàn | to donate; to contribute |
| 募捐 | mù juān | to solicit contributions; to collect donations |
| 捐给 (捐給) | juān gěi | to donate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “relinquish”.
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.