退
retreat · withdraw · retire · resign · repel · expel · reject
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
walk + 艮
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of advance, sun, and slow. Retreating from sun.
Symbolism
Retreat, retirement, dropout. Represents retreating.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Enjoying a meal
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一進一退
いっしんいったい
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; now advancing and now retreating
出処進退
しゅっしょしんたい
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move; staying in one's position or resigning
挙措進退
きょそしんたい
behavior; bearing; demeanor; behavior
寸進尺退
すんしんしゃくたい
one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose; one step forward, many steps backward
怨敵退散
おんてきたいさん
invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy; Confusion to the enemy!; invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy
進退去就
しんたいきょしゅう
one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it; one's course of action
進退両難
しんたいりょうなん
being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place; being driven to the wall
坐作進退
ざさしんたい
deportment; behavior; carriage; deportment
Proverbs & Idioms
退く時は潔く
ひくときはいさぎよく
Retreat gracefully
When withdrawing, do so with dignity