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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.

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

放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes
弃 qì
to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget
radical 55 ⼶ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “renounce”

WordPinyinMeaning
抛弃 (拋棄)pāo qìto abandon; to discard
背弃 (背棄)bèi qìto abandon; to desert
摈 (擯)bìnto reject; to expel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 放弃.

WordPinyinMeaning
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open
播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
释放 (釋放)shì fàngto release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)
解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate
放心fàng xīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured
抛弃 (拋棄)pāo qìto abandon; to discard
废弃 (廢棄)fèi qìto discard; to abandon (old ways)
丢弃 (丟棄)diū qìto 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.

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