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Chinese symbol for “catwalk”

伸展台
shēn zhǎn tái
Traditional: 伸展臺
runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk

The closest CC-CEDICT match for catwalk is 伸展台 (shēn zhǎn tái), defined as: runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk.

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

伸 shēn
to extend, to stretch out, to open up; to trust
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
展 zhǎn
to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch
radical 44 ⼫ · 10 strokes
台 tái
platform; unit; term of address
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 伸展台.

WordPinyinMeaning
延伸yán shēnto extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
伸出shēn chūto extend
伸手shēn shǒuto reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand
伸展shēn zhǎnstretching; extension
伸缩 (伸縮)shēn suōto lengthen and shorten; flexible
伸张 (伸張)shēn zhāngto uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
发展 (發展)fā zhǎndevelopment; growth
开展 (開展)kāi zhǎnto launch; to develop
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace

See also: Japanese symbol for “catwalk”.

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.