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Chinese symbol for “haul”

拖曳
tuō yè
to pull; to drag; to haul

The closest CC-CEDICT match for haul is 拖曳 (tuō yè), defined as: to pull; to drag; to haul.

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

拖 tuō
to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
曳 yè
to tow, to pull, to drag
radical 73 ⽈ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “haul”

WordPinyinMeaning
拖拽tuō zhuàito pull; to drag; to haul
拖拉tuō lāto drag along; to haul

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拖曳.

WordPinyinMeaning
拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off
拖拉机 (拖拉機)tuō lā jītractor; 台 (tái)
拖鞋tuō xiéslippers; sandals
拖欠tuō qiànin arrears; behind in payments
拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on
拖车 (拖車)tuō chēto tow; towed vehicle
摇曳 (搖曳)yáo yèto sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
曳光弹 (曳光彈)yè guāng dàntracer ammunition; tracer

See also: Japanese symbol for “haul”.

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.