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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “escape”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape; to evade |
| 逃走 | táo zǒu | to escape; to flee |
| 逃逸 | táo yì | to escape; to run away |
| 逃命 | táo mìng | to escape; to flee |
| 逃狱 (逃獄) | táo yù | to escape (from prison); to jump bail |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 逃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape; to evade |
| 逃离 (逃離) | táo lí | to run out; to escape |
| 逃脱 (逃脫) | táo tuō | to run away; to escape |
| 逃跑 | táo pǎo | to flee from sth; to run away |
| 逃走 | táo zǒu | to escape; to flee |
| 逃亡 | táo wáng | to 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.