Chinese symbol for “hop”
跳
tiào
to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hop is 跳 (tiào), defined as: to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate.
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 “hop”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蹦跳 | bèng tiào | to hop; to jump |
| 蹦 | bèng | to jump; to bounce; to hop |
| 单脚跳 (單腳跳) | dān jiǎo tiào | to hop; to jump on one leg |
| 独脚跳 (獨腳跳) | dú jiǎo tiào | to jump on one foot; to hop |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 跳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance |
| 心跳 | xīn tiào | heartbeat; pulse |
| 跳跃 (跳躍) | tiào yuè | to jump; to leap |
| 跳动 (跳動) | tiào dòng | to throb; to pulse |
| 跳出 | tiào chū | to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly |
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hop”.
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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