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Chinese symbol for “ladder”

梯子
tī zi
ladder; stepladder; (Internet slang) VPN or other tool used to circumvent internet censorship

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ladder is 梯子 (tī zi), defined as: ladder; stepladder; (Internet slang) VPN or other tool used to circumvent internet censorship.

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

梯 tī
ladder, steps, stairs
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ladder”

WordPinyinMeaning
梯tī(bound form) ladder; stairs
扶梯fú tīladder; staircase

Related words

Other words that share a character with 梯子.

WordPinyinMeaning
电梯 (電梯)diàn tīelevator; escalator
楼梯 (樓梯)lóu tīstair; staircase
阶梯 (階梯)jiē tīflight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of
梯度tī dùgradient
梯队 (梯隊)tī duìechelon (military formation); (in an organization) group of persons of one level or grade
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ladder”.

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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