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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

拖 tuō
to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “drag”

WordPinyinMeaning
拉扯lā cheto drag; to pull
曳yèto drag; to pull
拖动 (拖動)tuō dòngto drag; to tow
拉lāto pull; to play (a bowed instrument)
拖行tuō xíngto drag; to tow

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拖.

WordPinyinMeaning
拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off
拖拉机 (拖拉機)tuō lā jītractor; 台 (tái)
拖鞋tuō xiéslippers; sandals
拖欠tuō qiànin arrears; behind in payments
拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on
拖车 (拖車)tuō chēto 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.

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