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Chinese symbol for “renew”

续订
xù dìng
Traditional: 續訂
to renew

The closest CC-CEDICT match for renew is 续订 (xù dìng), defined as: to renew.

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

续 xù
continuous, serial
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
订 dìng
to make an order; to draw up an agreement
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “renew”

WordPinyinMeaning
更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew
焕新 (煥新)huàn xīnto renew; to refresh
祓饰 (祓飾)fú shìto refresh; to renew

Related words

Other words that share a character with 续订.

WordPinyinMeaning
继续 (繼續)jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
持续 (持續)chí xùto continue; to last; to persist
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row
陆续 (陸續)lù xùin turn; successively
延续 (延續)yán xùto continue; to go on
手续 (手續)shǒu xùprocedure; measure word: 道 (dào), 个 (gè)
签订 (簽訂)qiān dìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
修订 (修訂)xiū dìngto revise

See also: Japanese symbol for “renew”.

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.