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Chinese symbol for “retract”

撤回
chè huí
to recall; to revoke; to retract

The closest CC-CEDICT match for retract is 撤回 (chè huí), defined as: to recall; to revoke; to retract.

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

撤 chè
to omit; to remove; to withdraw
radical 64 ⼿ · 15 strokes
回 huí
to return, to turn around; a time
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 撤回.

WordPinyinMeaning
撤销 (撤銷)chè xiāoto cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo
撤离 (撤離)chè líto withdraw from; to evacuate
撤退chè tuìto retreat
撤出chè chūto withdraw; to leave
撤职 (撤職)chè zhíto eliminate; to sack
回来 (回來)huí laito return; to come back
回到huí dàoto return to
回家huí jiāto return home

See also: Japanese symbol for “retract”.

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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