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Chinese symbol for “canter”

慢跑
màn pǎo
jogging; to jog; to canter; a slow trot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for canter is 慢跑 (màn pǎo), defined as: jogging; to jog; to canter; a slow trot.

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

慢 màn
slowly, leisurely; sluggish
radical 61 ⼼ · 14 strokes
跑 pǎo
to run, to flee, to escape
radical 157 ⾜ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 慢跑.

WordPinyinMeaning
慢慢màn mànslowly; gradually
缓慢 (緩慢)huǎn mànslow; unhurried; sluggish
慢性màn xìngslow and patient; chronic (disease)
傲慢ào mànarrogant; haughty
放慢fàng mànto reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc)
慢慢来 (慢慢來)màn màn láitake your time; take it easy
逃跑táo pǎoto flee from sth; to run away
奔跑bēn pǎoto run

See also: Japanese symbol for “canter”.

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.