Chinese symbol for “band”
带
dài
Traditional: 帶
band; belt; girdle; ribbon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for band is 带 (dài), defined as: band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area.
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 “band”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乐团 (樂團) | yuè tuán | band; orchestra |
| 乐队 (樂隊) | yuè duì | band; pop group |
| 频段 (頻段) | pín duàn | (radio) band; frequency band |
| 带子 (帶子) | dài zi | belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape |
| 系放 (繫放) | xì fàng | to tag (an animal, for scientific research); to band (a bird) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 带.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 带来 (帶來) | dài lái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 一带 (一帶) | yī dài | region; area |
| 带领 (帶領) | dài lǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 带动 (帶動) | dài dòng | to spur; to provide impetus; to drive |
| 带有 (帶有) | dài yǒu | to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation et |
| 热带 (熱帶) | rè dài | the tropics; tropical |
See also: Japanese symbol for “band”.
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.