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Chinese symbol for “garter”

袜带
wà dài
Traditional: 襪帶
garter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for garter is 袜带 (wà dài), defined as: garter.

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

袜 wà
socks, stockings
radical 145 ⾐ · 10 strokes
带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 袜带.

WordPinyinMeaning
丝袜 (絲襪)sī wàstockings; pantyhose
袜子 (襪子)wà zisocks; stockings
网袜 (網襪)wǎng wàfishnet stockings
鞋袜 (鞋襪)xié wàshoes and socks
长袜 (長襪)cháng wàhose; stocking
船袜 (船襪)chuán wàankle socks; invisible socks
带来 (帶來)dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
一带 (一帶)yī dàiregion; area

See also: Japanese symbol for “garter”.

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.