Chinese symbol for “shun”
回避
huí bì
Traditional: 迴避
to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shun is 回避 (huí bì), defined as: to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “shun”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫌弃 (嫌棄) | xián qì | to regard with disdain; to shun |
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun |
| 退避三舍 | tuì bì sān shè | (lit.) to retreat ninety li (idiom); (fig.) to shun; to assiduously avoid |
| 遐弃 (遐棄) | xiá qì | to cast away; to reject |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 回避.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回来 (回來) | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 回应 (回應) | huí yìng | to respond; response |
| 回去 | huí qu | to return; to go back |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert; to prevent |
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape; to evade |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shun”.
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.