Chinese symbol for “derail”
脱轨
tuō guǐ
Traditional: 脫軌
to leave the rails; to derail; to jump the track
The closest CC-CEDICT match for derail is 脱轨 (tuō guǐ), defined as: to leave the rails; to derail; to jump the track.
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 “derail”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 脱轨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱离 (脫離) | tuō lí | to separate oneself from; to break away from |
| 摆脱 (擺脫) | bǎi tuō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc) |
| 逃脱 (逃脫) | táo tuō | to run away; to escape |
| 解脱 (解脫) | jiě tuō | to untie; to free |
| 脱贫 (脫貧) | tuō pín | to lift oneself out of poverty |
| 脱身 (脫身) | tuō shēn | to get away; to escape (from obligations) |
| 轨道 (軌道) | guǐ dào | track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite) |
| 轨迹 (軌跡) | guǐ jì | locus; orbit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “derail”.
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.