Chinese symbol for “braid”
绦
tāo
Traditional: 絛
braid; cord; sash
The closest CC-CEDICT match for braid is 绦 (tāo), defined as: braid; cord; sash.
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 “braid”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 编织 (編織) | biān zhī | to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc) |
| 发辫 (髮辮) | fà biàn | braid |
| 缏 (緶) | biàn | braid |
| 辫子 (辮子) | biàn zi | plait; braid |
| 縚 | tāo | braid; cord |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 绦.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绦虫 (絛蟲) | tāo chóng | tapeworm |
| 有钩绦虫 (有鉤絛蟲) | yǒu gōu tāo chóng | tapeworm (Taenia solium) |
| 无钩绦虫 (無鉤絛蟲) | wú gōu tāo chóng | beef tapeworm |
| 绦子 (絛子) | tāo zi | silk ribbon or braid; lace or embroidery used for hemming |
| 绦带 (絛帶) | tāo dài | silk ribbon; silk braid |
| 绦纶 (絛綸) | dí lún | variant of 涤纶 (dí lún) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “braid”.
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.