赎罪

Traditional form:

贖罪

Pinyin (reading):

shúzuì

Definitions:

• to atone for one's crime
• to buy freedom from punishment
• redemption
• atonement

Characters:

• 赎 - ransom; to buy; to redeem
• 罪 - sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime

Traditional characters:

• 贖 - ransom; to buy; to redeem
• 罪 - sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime