Chinese symbol for “kick”
踢
tī
to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kick is 踢 (tī), defined as: to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “kick”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踹 | chuài | to kick; to trample |
| 踢腿 | tī tuǐ | to kick; to do a kick (in dancing, martial arts etc) |
| 飞腿 (飛腿) | fēi tuǐ | kick |
| 踶 | dì | to kick; to tread on |
| 蹴 | cù | carefully; to kick |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 踢.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拳打脚踢 (拳打腳踢) | quán dǎ jiǎo tī | lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up; fig. determined to sort out a problem |
| 踢腿 | tī tuǐ | to kick; to do a kick (in dancing, martial arts etc) |
| 踢踏舞 | tī tà wǔ | tap dance |
| 踢皮球 | tī pí qiú | to kick a ball around; (fig.) to mutually shirk responsibility |
| 踢馆 (踢館) | tī guǎn | to challenge an established martial arts school to a fight (to prove one's skills or gain reputation); (fig.) to prove oneself by competing |
| 踢脚板 (踢腳板) | tī jiǎo bǎn | baseboard; skirting board |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kick”.
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.