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Chinese symbol for “bobsled”

雪橇
xuě qiāo
sled; sledge; sleigh; bobsled

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bobsled is 雪橇 (xuě qiāo), defined as: sled; sledge; sleigh; bobsled.

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

雪 xuě
snow; wipe away shame, avenge
radical 173 ⾬ · 11 strokes
橇 qiāo
a sledge for transportation
radical 75 ⽊ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bobsled”

WordPinyinMeaning
雪车 (雪車)xuě chēvehicle designed for use in snow (sled, sleigh, snowmobile etc); (sport) bobsleigh; bobsled

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雪橇.

WordPinyinMeaning
滑雪huá xuěto ski; skiing
冰雪bīng xuěice and snow
雪山xuě shānsnow-capped mountain
雪球xuě qiúsnowball
雪白xuě báisnow white
雪花xuě huāsnowflake
雪橇犬xuě qiāo quǎnsled dog
冰橇bīng qiāosled; sledge

See also: Japanese symbol for “bobsled”.

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.