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Chinese symbol for “resign”

辞职
cí zhí
Traditional: 辭職
to resign

The closest CC-CEDICT match for resign is 辞职 (cí zhí), defined as: to resign.

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

辞 cí
words, speech; to resign, to take leave
radical 160 ⾟ · 13 strokes
职 zhí
duty, profession; office, post
radical 128 ⽿ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “resign”

WordPinyinMeaning
辞 (辭)cíto resign; to dismiss
辞去 (辭去)cí qùto resign; to quit
辞任 (辭任)cí rènto resign (a position)
引退yǐn tuìto retire from office; to resign
离职 (離職)lí zhíto leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study); to leave one's job; to resign

Related words

Other words that share a character with 辞职.

WordPinyinMeaning
辞去 (辭去)cí qùto resign; to quit
辞典 (辭典)cí diǎnvariant of 词典 (cí diǎn)
言辞 (言辭)yán cíwords; expression
辞退 (辭退)cí tuìto dismiss; to discharge
措辞 (措辭)cuò cíwording; way of expressing something
职业 (職業)zhí yèoccupation; profession; vocation; professional
职务 (職務)zhí wùpost; position
职工 (職工)zhí gōngemployee; staff member; worker

See also: Japanese symbol for “resign”.

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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