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Chinese symbol for “revive”

复兴
fù xīng
Traditional: 復興
to revive; to rejuvenate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for revive is 复兴 (fù xīng), defined as: to revive; to rejuvenate.

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

复 fù
again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
radical 35 ⼢ · 9 strokes
兴 xīng
to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “revive”

WordPinyinMeaning
振兴 (振興)zhèn xīngto revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize
复活 (復活)fù huóto revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life
苏 (甦)sūvariant of 苏 (sū); to revive
苏 (蘇)sūPerilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name
缓 (緩)huǎnslow; unhurried

Related words

Other words that share a character with 复兴.

WordPinyinMeaning
恢复 (恢復)huī fùto reinstate; to resume
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
重复 (重複)chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
报复 (報復)bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
兴趣 (興趣)xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
高兴 (高興)gāo xìnghappy; glad
兴奋 (興奮)xīng fènexcited; excitement

See also: Japanese symbol for “revive”.

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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