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Chinese symbol for “wanton”

放肆
fàng sì
wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wanton is 放肆 (fàng sì), defined as: wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent.

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
肆 sì
to indulge; excess; four (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
radical 129 ⾀ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “wanton”

WordPinyinMeaning
随便 (隨便)suí biànas one wishes; as one pleases
放荡 (放蕩)fàng dànglicentious; wanton
肆sìfour (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained
淫贱 (淫賤)yín jiànmorally loose, lewd and low, lascivious and mean; wanton
淫风 (淫風)yín fēnglascivious; wanton

Related words

Other words that share a character with 放肆.

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
大肆dà sìwantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)
肆虐sì nüèto wreak havoc; to devastate

See also: Japanese symbol for “wanton”.

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.