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

拉 lā

to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

丁 dīng

male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

radical 1 ⼀ · 2 strokes

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.