Chinese symbol for “subside”
平息
píng xī
(of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc); to suppress (a rebellion etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for subside is 平息 (píng xī), defined as: (of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc); to suppress (a rebellion etc).
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
Other Chinese words for “subside”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沉降 | chén jiàng | to subside; to cave in |
| 塌陷 | tā xiàn | to subside; to sink |
| 下陷 | xià xiàn | to subside; subsidence |
| 消 | xiāo | to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce |
| 平复 (平復) | píng fù | to calm down; to subside; to be cured; to be healed |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 平息.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平台 (平臺) | píng tái | platform; terrace |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 平均 | píng jūn | average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair; impartial |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information; message |
See also: Japanese symbol for “subside”.
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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