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Chinese symbol for “unrestrained”

放浪
fàng làng
unrestrained; dissolute; dissipated; unconventional

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unrestrained is 放浪 (fàng làng), defined as: unrestrained; dissolute; dissipated; unconventional; immoral; to debauch.

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

放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes
浪 làng
breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unrestrained”

WordPinyinMeaning
酣畅 (酣暢)hān chàngunrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping
恣肆zì sìunrestrained; unbridled
浪làngwave; breaker
漫mànfree; unrestrained
放纵 (放縱)fàng zòngto indulge; to pamper

Related words

Other words that share a character with 放浪.

WordPinyinMeaning
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open
放弃 (放棄)fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
释放 (釋放)shì fàngto release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)
解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate
放心fàng xīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured
浪费 (浪費)làng fèito waste; to squander
浪漫làng mànromantic

See also: Japanese symbol for “unrestrained”.

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.