Chinese symbol for “latin”
拉丁
lā dīng
Latin; (in former times) to press-gang; to kidnap and force people into service
The closest CC-CEDICT match for latin is 拉丁 (lā dīng), defined as: Latin; (in former times) to press-gang; to kidnap and force people into service.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拉丁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卡拉 | kǎ lā | karaoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried |
| 阿拉 | ā lā | (Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our |
| 克拉 | kè lā | carat (mass) (loanword) |
| 拉拉 | lā lā | (slang) lesbian; (coll.) Labrador retriever |
| 马拉松 (馬拉松) | mǎ lā sōng | (loanword) marathon |
| 布丁 | bù dīng | pudding (loanword) |
| 补丁 (補丁) | bǔ ding | patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch |
| 丁丁 | dīng dīng | (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 鸡鸡 (jī jī)) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “latin”.
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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