Chinese symbol for “flog”
鞭笞
biān chī
to flog; to lash; to whip; to urge or goad along
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flog is 鞭笞 (biān chī), defined as: to flog; to lash; to whip; to urge or goad along.
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
Other Chinese words for “flog”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 棰 | chuí | to flog; whip |
| 挞 (撻) | tà | (bound form) to whip; to flog; (loanword) (pastry) tart (colloquial pr. [ta3]) |
| 鞭 | biān | whip or lash; to flog |
| 鞭打 | biān dǎ | to whip; to lash |
| 拷 | kǎo | to beat; to flog |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鞭笞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鞭打 | biān dǎ | to whip; to lash |
| 鞭子 | biān zi | whip; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 鞭刑 | biān xíng | caning (corporal punishment) |
| 鞭策 | biān cè | to spur on; to urge on |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers; string of small firecrackers |
| 鞭毛 | biān máo | flagellum |
| 笞杖 | chī zhàng | a cudgel; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 笞责 (笞責) | chī zé | to flog with a bamboo stick |
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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