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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

打 dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes
破 pò
to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
radical 112 ⽯ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “break”

WordPinyinMeaning
断 (斷)duànto break; to snap
折zhéto break; to fracture
破解pò jiěto break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain
断开 (斷開)duàn kāito break; to sever
摧cuīto break; to destroy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 打破.

WordPinyinMeaning
打开 (打開)dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike
打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend
打电话 (打電話)dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
打败 (打敗)dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower
破坏 (破壞)pò huàidestruction; damage
突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough
破产 (破產)pò chǎnto 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.

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