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Chinese symbol for “flippers”

脚蹼
jiǎo pǔ
Traditional: 腳蹼
flippers; fins

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flippers is 脚蹼 (jiǎo pǔ), defined as: flippers; fins.

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

脚 jiǎo
leg, foot; foundation, base
radical 130 ⾁ · 11 strokes
蹼 pǔ
webbed feet
radical 157 ⾜ · 19 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “flippers”

WordPinyinMeaning
蛙鞋wā xié(diving, snorkeling) fins; flippers

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脚蹼.

WordPinyinMeaning
脚步 (腳步)jiǎo bùfootstep; step
脚下 (腳下)jiǎo xiàunder the foot
脚本 (腳本)jiǎo běnscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto; (computing) script
手脚 (手腳)shǒu jiǎohand and foot; movement of limbs
双脚 (雙腳)shuāng jiǎotwo legs; both feet
脚踏车 (腳踏車)jiǎo tà chē(Tw) bicycle; bike; 辆 (liàng)
半蹼鹬 (半蹼鷸)bàn pǔ yù(bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
灰瓣蹼鹬 (灰瓣蹼鷸)huī bàn pǔ yù(bird species of China) red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)

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.