Chinese symbol for “hunchback”
驼背
tuó bèi
Traditional: 駝背
hunchbacked; stooping; hunchback
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hunchback is 驼背 (tuó bèi), defined as: hunchbacked; stooping; hunchback.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hunchback”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罗锅 (羅鍋) | luó guō | to hunch one's back (coll.); a hunchback |
| 橐驼 (橐駝) | tuó tuó | camel; hunchback |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 驼背.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骆驼 (駱駝) | luò tuo | camel (CL:峰 (fēng),匹 (pǐ),头 (tóu)); (coll.) blockhead; ninny |
| 驼峰 (駝峰) | tuó fēng | hump of a camel; hump (in a railroad hump yard) |
| 羊驼 (羊駝) | yáng tuó | alpaca |
| 驼鹿 (駝鹿) | tuó lù | moose (Alces alces) |
| 驼色 (駝色) | tuó sè | camel (color) |
| 背景 | bèi jǐng | background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer |
| 背后 (背後) | bèi hòu | behind; at the back |
| 违背 (違背) | wéi bèi | to go against; to be contrary to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hunchback”.
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.