Chinese symbol for “retire”
退休
tuì xiū
to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
The closest CC-CEDICT match for retire is 退休 (tuì xiū), defined as: to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement.
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
Other Chinese words for “retire”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 退役 | tuì yì | (of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned |
| 撤走 | chè zǒu | to retire; to remove |
| 隐退 (隱退) | yǐn tuì | to retire (from society, esp. from politics); to vanish |
| 退任 | tuì rèn | to retire; to leave one's position |
| 挂靴 (掛靴) | guà xuē | (sports) to hang up one's boots; to retire |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 退休.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 退出 | tuì chū | to withdraw; to abort |
| 撤退 | chè tuì | to retreat |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline; to fall |
| 倒退 | dào tuì | to fall back; to go in reverse |
| 退役 | tuì yì | (of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 休闲 (休閒) | xiū xián | leisure; relaxation |
| 休假 | xiū jià | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
See also: Japanese symbol for “retire”.
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.