Chinese symbol for “carry”
提
tí
to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention
The closest CC-CEDICT match for carry is 提 (tí), defined as: to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke.
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 “carry”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 载 (載) | zài | to carry; to convey |
| 带走 (帶走) | dài zǒu | to carry; to take away |
| 携带 (攜帶) | xié dài | to carry (on one's person); to support (old) |
| 携 (攜) | xié | to carry; to take along; to bring along; to hold or lead by the hand |
| 搭载 (搭載) | dā zài | (of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload); (of a device or system) to be equipped with (a piece of hardware or software) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 提.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to call attention to |
| 提到 | tí dào | to mention; to raise (a subject) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “carry”.
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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