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Chinese symbol for “escape”

逃
táo
to escape; to run away; to flee

The closest CC-CEDICT match for escape is 逃 (táo), defined as: to escape; to run away; to flee.

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

逃 táo
to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “escape”

WordPinyinMeaning
逃避táo bìto escape; to evade
逃走táo zǒuto escape; to flee
逃逸táo yìto escape; to run away
逃命táo mìngto escape; to flee
逃狱 (逃獄)táo yùto escape (from prison); to jump bail

Related words

Other words that share a character with 逃.

WordPinyinMeaning
逃避táo bìto escape; to evade
逃离 (逃離)táo líto run out; to escape
逃脱 (逃脫)táo tuōto run away; to escape
逃跑táo pǎoto flee from sth; to run away
逃走táo zǒuto escape; to flee
逃亡táo wángto flee; to go into exile

See also: Japanese symbol for “escape”.

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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