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Chinese symbol for “doormat”

擦鞋垫
cā xié diàn
Traditional: 擦鞋墊
doormat

The closest CC-CEDICT match for doormat is 擦鞋垫 (cā xié diàn), defined as: doormat.

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

擦 cā
to clean, to erase, to polish; a brush
radical 64 ⼿ · 17 strokes
鞋 xié
shoes, footwear in general
radical 177 ⾰ · 15 strokes
垫 diàn
cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another
radical 32 ⼟ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “doormat”

WordPinyinMeaning
门垫 (門墊)mén diàndoormat
踏垫 (踏墊)tà diànfloor mat; bathroom mat; car mat; doormat

Related words

Other words that share a character with 擦鞋垫.

WordPinyinMeaning
摩擦mó cāfriction; rubbing
擦肩而过 (擦肩而過)cā jiān ér guòto brush past; to pass by (sb); (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)
磨擦mó cāvariant of 摩擦 (mó cā)
擦亮cā liàngto polish
擦拭cā shìto wipe clean
擦干 (擦乾)cā gānto wipe dry
鞋子xié zishoe
高跟鞋gāo gēn xiéhigh-heeled shoes
床垫 (床墊)chuáng diànmattress; 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “doormat”.

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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