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Chinese symbol for “badminton”

羽毛球
yǔ máo qiú
badminton; shuttlecock

The closest CC-CEDICT match for badminton is 羽毛球 (yǔ máo qiú), defined as: badminton; shuttlecock.

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

羽 yǔ
feather, plume; wings
radical 124 ⽻ · 6 strokes
毛 máo
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
radical 82 ⽑ · 4 strokes
球 qiú
ball, globe, sphere; round
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “badminton”

WordPinyinMeaning
羽球yǔ qiúbadminton; shuttlecock

Related words

Other words that share a character with 羽毛球.

WordPinyinMeaning
羽毛yǔ máofeather; plumage
党羽 (黨羽)dǎng yǔhenchmen
羽球yǔ qiúbadminton; shuttlecock
羽翼yǔ yìwing; (fig.) assistant
羽绒 (羽絨)yǔ róngdown (soft feathers)
毛病máo bìngfault; defect
毛巾máo jīntowel; 条 (tiáo)
毛利máo lìgross profit
全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global

See also: Japanese symbol for “badminton”.

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.