Chinese symbol for “barefoot”
赤脚
chì jiǎo
Traditional: 赤腳
barefoot
The closest CC-CEDICT match for barefoot is 赤脚 (chì jiǎo), defined as: barefoot.
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 “barefoot”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赤脚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赤道 | chì dào | equator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator |
| 赤字 | chì zì | (financial) deficit; red letter |
| 赤裸 | chì luǒ | naked; bare |
| 赤裸裸 | chì luǒ luǒ | bare; naked |
| 赤手空拳 | chì shǒu kōng quán | (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance) |
| 脚步 (腳步) | jiǎo bù | footstep; step |
| 脚下 (腳下) | jiǎo xià | under the foot |
| 脚本 (腳本) | jiǎo běn | script; screenplay; scenario; libretto; (computing) script |
See also: Japanese symbol for “barefoot”.
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.
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