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Chinese symbol for “fins”

蛙鞋
wā xié
(diving, snorkeling) fins; flippers

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fins is 蛙鞋 (wā xié), defined as: (diving, snorkeling) fins; flippers.

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

蛙 wā
frog
radical 142 ⾍ · 12 strokes
鞋 xié
shoes, footwear in general
radical 177 ⾰ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “fins”

WordPinyinMeaning
尾翼wěi yìempennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car)
脚蹼 (腳蹼)jiǎo pǔflippers; fins

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蛙鞋.

WordPinyinMeaning
青蛙qīng wāfrog (只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly guy
牛蛙niú wābullfrog
蛙泳wā yǒngbreaststroke (swimming)
蛙人wā rénfrogman
井底之蛙jǐng dǐ zhī wā(lit.) a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); (fig.) a person of limited outlook and experience
树蛙 (樹蛙)shù wātree frog
鞋子xié zishoe
高跟鞋gāo gēn xiéhigh-heeled shoes

See also: Japanese symbol for “fins”.

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.