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Chinese symbol for “reset”

重置
chóng zhì
to reset; reset; replacement

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reset is 重置 (chóng zhì), defined as: to reset; reset; replacement.

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

重 chóng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
radical 166 ⾥ · 9 strokes
置 zhì
to lay out, to place, to set aside
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “reset”

WordPinyinMeaning
重设 (重設)chóng shèto reset
复位 (復位)fù wèito restore sb or sth to its original position; to regain the throne
清零qīng língto restore sth to its initial state; to reset (an odometer etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 重置.

WordPinyinMeaning
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
位置wèi zhiposition; place
设置 (設置)shè zhìto set up; to install
装置 (裝置)zhuāng zhìto install; installation

See also: Japanese symbol for “reset”.

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.