Chinese symbol for “dash”
突
tū
to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dash is 突 (tū), defined as: to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “dash”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飞奔 (飛奔) | fēi bēn | to dash (run fast); to rush |
| 破折号 (破折號) | pò zhé hào | dash; Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash) |
| 冲刺 (衝刺) | chōng cì | (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches |
| 闯 (闖) | chuǎng | to rush; to charge |
| 激荡 (激盪) | jī dàng | to rage; to dash |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 突.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 冲突 (衝突) | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through; to make a breakthrough |
| 突出 | tū chū | prominent; outstanding |
| 突击 (突擊) | tū jī | sudden and violent attack; assault |
| 突发 (突發) | tū fā | to occur suddenly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dash”.
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.