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Chinese symbol for “lasso”

套索
tào suǒ
a lasso; noose

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lasso is 套索 (tào suǒ), defined as: a lasso; noose.

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

套 tào
case, cover, envelope, wrapper
radical 37 ⼤ · 10 strokes
索 suǒ
cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “lasso”

WordPinyinMeaning
套绳 (套繩)tào shénga lasso

Related words

Other words that share a character with 套索.

WordPinyinMeaning
一套yī tàosuit; a set
配套pèi tàoto form a complete set; compatible
套餐tào cānset meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
套路tào lùsequence of movements in martial arts; routine
手套shǒu tàoglove; mitten
外套wài tàoouter garment; jacket; coat; measure word: 件 (jiàn)
探索tàn suǒto explore; to probe
搜索sōu suǒto search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)

See also: Japanese symbol for “lasso”.

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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