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Chinese symbol for “worn”

旧
jiù
Traditional: 舊
old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for worn is 旧 (jiù), defined as: old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age).

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

旧 jiù
old, ancient; former, past
radical 72 ⽇ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “worn”

WordPinyinMeaning
癯qúthin; emaciated

Related words

Other words that share a character with 旧.

WordPinyinMeaning
依旧 (依舊)yī jiùas before; still; to remain the same
仍旧 (仍舊)réng jiùstill (remaining); to remain (the same)
旧址 (舊址)jiù zhǐformer site; old location
怀旧 (懷舊)huái jiùto feel nostalgic; nostalgia
老旧 (老舊)lǎo jiùoutmoded; old-fashioned
陈旧 (陳舊)chén jiùold-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

See also: Japanese symbol for “worn”.

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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