Chinese symbol for “break”
打破
dǎ pò
to break; to smash
The closest CC-CEDICT match for break is 打破 (dǎ pò), defined as: to break; to smash.
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
Other Chinese words for “break”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 断 (斷) | duàn | to break; to snap |
| 折 | zhé | to break; to fracture |
| 破解 | pò jiě | to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain |
| 断开 (斷開) | duàn kāi | to break; to sever |
| 摧 | cuī | to break; to destroy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 打破.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打开 (打開) | dǎ kāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 打击 (打擊) | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend |
| 打电话 (打電話) | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 打败 (打敗) | dǎ bài | to defeat; to overpower |
| 破坏 (破壞) | pò huài | destruction; damage |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through; to make a breakthrough |
| 破产 (破產) | pò chǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished |
See also: Japanese symbol for “break”.
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.