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Chinese symbol for “hurdles”

跨栏
kuà lán
Traditional: 跨欄
hurdles; hurdle race (athletics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hurdles is 跨栏 (kuà lán), defined as: hurdles; hurdle race (athletics).

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

跨 kuà
to straddle, to ride; to span, to stretch across
radical 157 ⾜ · 13 strokes
栏 lán
fence, railing, balustrade
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 跨栏.

WordPinyinMeaning
跨越kuà yuèto step across; step over
跨国 (跨國)kuà guótransnational; multinational
横跨 (橫跨)héng kuàto span; to stretch across
跨境kuà jìngcross-border
跨国公司 (跨國公司)kuà guó gōng sītransnational corporation; multinational corporation
跨度kuà dùspan; horizontal distance between vertical supports
专栏 (專欄)zhuān lánspecial column
栏目 (欄目)lán mùregular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)

See also: Japanese symbol for “hurdles”.

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.