Chinese symbol for “cord”
绳子
shéng zi
Traditional: 繩子
cord; string; rope; 条 (tiáo)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cord is 绳子 (shéng zi), defined as: cord; string; rope; 条 (tiáo).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “cord”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绲 (緄) | gǔn | cord; embroidered sash |
| 缗 (緡) | mín | cord; fishing-line |
| 线绳 (線繩) | xiàn shéng | cotton rope; cord |
| 绦 (絛) | tāo | braid; cord |
| 线缆 (線纜) | xiàn lǎn | cable; wire |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 绳子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绳索 (繩索) | shéng suǒ | rope |
| 绳之以法 (繩之以法) | shéng zhī yǐ fǎ | to punish according to the law; to bring to justice |
| 跳绳 (跳繩) | tiào shéng | to jump rope; to skip; a skipping rope; a jump rope |
| 准绳 (準繩) | zhǔn shéng | yardstick; fig. criterion |
| 缆绳 (纜繩) | lǎn shéng | cable; hawser |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cord”.
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.