Chinese symbol for “yield”
让
ràng
Traditional: 讓
to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for yield is 让 (ràng), defined as: to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “yield”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 降服 | xiáng fú | to yield; to surrender |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur |
| 屈从 (屈從) | qū cóng | to submit; to yield; to bow to sb's will |
| 让步 (讓步) | ràng bù | to concede; to give in |
| 低头 (低頭) | dī tóu | to bow the head; to yield |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 让.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 转让 (轉讓) | zhuǎn ràng | to transfer (ownership, rights etc) |
| 让步 (讓步) | ràng bù | to concede; to give in |
| 出让 (出讓) | chū ràng | to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else) |
| 退让 (退讓) | tuì ràng | to move aside; to get out of the way |
| 割让 (割讓) | gē ràng | to cede; cession |
| 让路 (讓路) | ràng lù | to make way (for sth) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “yield”.
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.