Chinese symbol for “footsteps”
橐
tuó
sack; tube open at both ends; (onom.) footsteps
The closest CC-CEDICT match for footsteps is 橐 (tuó), defined as: sack; tube open at both ends; (onom.) footsteps.
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 “footsteps”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 橐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 橐囊 | tuó náng | sacks; bags |
| 橐橐 | tuó tuó | (onom.) footsteps |
| 橐笔 (橐筆) | tuó bǐ | to make one's living by writing |
| 橐驼 (橐駝) | tuó tuó | camel; hunchback |
| 橐龠 | tuó yuè | bellows for blowing up the fire in a furnace etc |
See also: Japanese symbol for “footsteps”.
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.