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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.

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

回 huí
to return, to turn around; a time
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes
避 bì
to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
radical 162 ⾡ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shun”

WordPinyinMeaning
嫌弃 (嫌棄)xián qìto regard with disdain; to shun
避bìto 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 qìto cast away; to reject

Related words

Other words that share a character with 回避.

WordPinyinMeaning
回来 (回來)huí laito return; to come back
回到huí dàoto return to
回家huí jiāto return home
回答huí dáto reply; to answer; reply; answer
回应 (回應)huí yìngto respond; response
回去huí quto return; to go back
避免bì miǎnto avert; to prevent
逃避táo bìto 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.

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