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Chinese symbol for “bypass”

旁路
páng lù
to bypass

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bypass is 旁路 (páng lù), defined as: to bypass.

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

旁 páng
side; beside, close, nearby
radical 70 ⽅ · 10 strokes
路 lù
road, path, street; journey
radical 157 ⾜ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bypass”

WordPinyinMeaning
绕过 (繞過)rào guòto detour; to bypass
绕道 (繞道)rào dàoto go by a roundabout route; to take a detour
绕行 (繞行)rào xíngto take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 旁路.

WordPinyinMeaning
旁边 (旁邊)páng biānside; adjacent place
一旁yī pángaside; to the side of
旁人páng rénother people; bystanders
旁听 (旁聽)páng tīngto sit in on (proceedings); to be present at a meeting as an observer
路旁lù pángroadside
旁观者 (旁觀者)páng guān zhěobserver; spectator
铁路 (鐵路)tiě lùrailroad; railway
道路dào lùroad; path

See also: Japanese symbol for “bypass”.

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.