Chinese symbol for “leg”
腿
tuǐ
leg; 条 (tiáo)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for leg is 腿 (tuǐ), defined as: leg; 条 (tiáo).
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
Other Chinese words for “leg”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腿部 | tuǐ bù | leg |
| 足 | zú | (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample |
| 脚 (腳) | jiǎo | foot; leg (of an animal or an object) |
| 脚杆 (腳桿) | jiǎo gǎn | (dialect) leg |
| 骹 | qiāo | shank (the leg from knee to ankle); leg (from hip to ankle) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 腿.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大腿 | dà tuǐ | thigh |
| 双腿 (雙腿) | shuāng tuǐ | legs; both legs |
| 火腿 | huǒ tuǐ | ham; 个 (gè) |
| 小腿 | xiǎo tuǐ | lower leg (from knee to ankle); shank |
| 腿部 | tuǐ bù | leg |
| 跑腿 | pǎo tuǐ | to run errands |
See also: Japanese symbol for “leg”.
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.