Chinese symbol for “equator”
赤道
chì dào
equator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator
The closest CC-CEDICT match for equator is 赤道 (chì dào), defined as: equator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赤道.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赤字 | chì zì | (financial) deficit; red letter |
| 赤裸 | chì luǒ | naked; bare |
| 赤裸裸 | chì luǒ luǒ | bare; naked |
| 赤脚 (赤腳) | chì jiǎo | barefoot |
| 赤手空拳 | chì shǒu kōng quán | (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance) |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 报道 (報道) | bào dào | to report (news); report |
| 难道 (難道) | nán dào | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? |
See also: Japanese symbol for “equator”.
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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