Chinese symbol for “drag”
拖
tuō
to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down
The closest CC-CEDICT match for drag is 拖 (tuō), defined as: to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay.
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
Other Chinese words for “drag”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拉扯 | lā che | to drag; to pull |
| 曳 | yè | to drag; to pull |
| 拖动 (拖動) | tuō dòng | to drag; to tow |
| 拉 | lā | to pull; to play (a bowed instrument) |
| 拖行 | tuō xíng | to drag; to tow |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拖延 | tuō yán | to delay; to put off |
| 拖拉机 (拖拉機) | tuō lā jī | tractor; 台 (tái) |
| 拖鞋 | tuō xié | slippers; sandals |
| 拖欠 | tuō qiàn | in arrears; behind in payments |
| 拖累 | tuō lěi | to encumber; to be a burden on |
| 拖车 (拖車) | tuō chē | to tow; towed vehicle |
See also: Japanese symbol for “drag”.
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.