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Chinese symbol for “retry”

重试
chóng shì
Traditional: 重試
to retry; to try again

The closest CC-CEDICT match for retry is 重试 (chóng shì), defined as: to retry; to try again.

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
试 shì
to try, to experiment; exam, test
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “retry”

WordPinyinMeaning
复审 (復審)fù shěnto re-examine; to recheck; (law) to conduct a judicial review; to retry (a case)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 重试.

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
测试 (測試)cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
考试 (考試)kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
试图 (試圖)shì túto attempt; to try

See also: Japanese symbol for “retry”.

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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