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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.

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

捐 juān
to give, to donate; to give up, to renounce
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “relinquish”

WordPinyinMeaning
捐弃 (捐棄)juān qìto relinquish; to abandon
弃 (棄)qìto abandon; to relinquish
放下fàng xiàto lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside

Related words

Other words that share a character with 捐.

WordPinyinMeaning
捐款juān kuǎnto donate money; to contribute funds
捐赠 (捐贈)juān zèngto contribute (as a gift); to donate
捐助juān zhùto donate; to offer (aid)
捐献 (捐獻)juān xiànto donate; to contribute
募捐mù juānto solicit contributions; to collect donations
捐给 (捐給)juān gěito 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.

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