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Chinese symbol for “dribble”

运球
yùn qiú
Traditional: 運球
to dribble (basketball, soccer etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dribble is 运球 (yùn qiú), defined as: to dribble (basketball, soccer etc).

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

运 yùn
to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
球 qiú
ball, globe, sphere; round
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dribble”

WordPinyinMeaning
盘带 (盤帶)pán dài(soccer) to dribble
盘球 (盤球)pán qiú(sports) to dribble
黏涎子nián xián zisaliva; dribble

Related words

Other words that share a character with 运球.

WordPinyinMeaning
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
运用 (運用)yùn yòngto use; to put to use
运行 (運行)yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation
运输 (運輸)yùn shūto transport; to carry
命运 (命運)mìng yùnfate; destiny
幸运 (幸運)xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global
足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football

See also: Japanese symbol for “dribble”.

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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