Chinese symbol for “breaststroke”
蛙泳
wā yǒng
breaststroke (swimming)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for breaststroke is 蛙泳 (wā yǒng), defined as: breaststroke (swimming).
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 “breaststroke”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蛙泳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青蛙 | qīng wā | frog (只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly guy |
| 牛蛙 | niú wā | bullfrog |
| 蛙人 | wā rén | frogman |
| 井底之蛙 | jǐng dǐ zhī wā | (lit.) a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); (fig.) a person of limited outlook and experience |
| 树蛙 (樹蛙) | shù wā | tree frog |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming; to swim |
| 游泳池 | yóu yǒng chí | swimming pool |
| 泳池 | yǒng chí | swimming pool |
See also: Japanese symbol for “breaststroke”.
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.