Chinese symbol for “renounce”
放弃
fàng qì
Traditional: 放棄
to renounce; to abandon; to give up
The closest CC-CEDICT match for renounce is 放弃 (fàng qì), defined as: to renounce; to abandon; to give up.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “renounce”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抛弃 (拋棄) | pāo qì | to abandon; to discard |
| 背弃 (背棄) | bèi qì | to abandon; to desert |
| 摈 (擯) | bìn | to reject; to expel |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 放弃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate; to emancipate |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 抛弃 (拋棄) | pāo qì | to abandon; to discard |
| 废弃 (廢棄) | fèi qì | to discard; to abandon (old ways) |
| 丢弃 (丟棄) | diū qì | to discard; to abandon |
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.