Chinese symbol for “bulge”
鼓包
gǔ bāo
to bulge; to swell; a bulge; a swelling
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bulge is 鼓包 (gǔ bāo), defined as: to bulge; to swell; a bulge; a swelling.
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 “bulge”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隆起 | lóng qǐ | to swell; to bulge |
| 突 | tū | to dash; to move forward quickly |
| 隆 | lóng | grand; intense |
| 赘肉 (贅肉) | zhuì ròu | excess flesh; unwanted fat; flab; bulge |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum; measure word: 通 (tòng), 面 (miàn) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鼓包.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼓励 (鼓勵) | gǔ lì | to encourage |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale) |
| 鼓吹 | gǔ chuī | to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud; to clap |
| 鼓动 (鼓動) | gǔ dòng | to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings |
| 打鼓 | dǎ gǔ | to beat a drum; to play a drum |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise; to include |
| 包含 | bāo hán | to contain; to embody |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bulge”.
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.