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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

绦 tāo
silk cord; sash, ribbon, cord
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “braid”

WordPinyinMeaning
编织 (編織)biān zhīto weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)
发辫 (髮辮)fà biànbraid
缏 (緶)biànbraid
辫子 (辮子)biàn ziplait; braid
縚tāobraid; cord

Related words

Other words that share a character with 绦.

WordPinyinMeaning
绦虫 (絛蟲)tāo chóngtapeworm
有钩绦虫 (有鉤絛蟲)yǒu gōu tāo chóngtapeworm (Taenia solium)
无钩绦虫 (無鉤絛蟲)wú gōu tāo chóngbeef tapeworm
绦子 (絛子)tāo zisilk ribbon or braid; lace or embroidery used for hemming
绦带 (絛帶)tāo dàisilk ribbon; silk braid
绦纶 (絛綸)dí lúnvariant 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.

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