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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.

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

突 tū
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
radical 116 ⽳ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dash”

WordPinyinMeaning
飞奔 (飛奔)fēi bēnto dash (run fast); to rush
破折号 (破折號)pò zhé hàodash; 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)chuǎngto rush; to charge
激荡 (激盪)jī dàngto rage; to dash

Related words

Other words that share a character with 突.

WordPinyinMeaning
突然tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
冲突 (衝突)chōng tūconflict; to conflict
突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough
突出tū chūprominent; outstanding
突击 (突擊)tū jīsudden and violent attack; assault
突发 (突發)tū fāto 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.

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