Chinese symbol for “limbo”

凌波舞

líng bō wǔ

limbo (dance) (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for limbo is 凌波舞 (líng bō wǔ), defined as: limbo (dance) (loanword).

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

凌 líng

pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat

radical 15 ⼎ · 10 strokes

波 bō

waves, ripples, breakers; undulations

radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

舞 wǔ

to dance; to brandish

radical 136 ⾇ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 凌波舞.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
凌晨	líng chén	very early in the morning; in the wee hours
凌辱	líng rǔ	to insult; to humiliate
欺凌	qī líng	to bully and humiliate
凌驾 (凌駕)	líng jià	to be above; to place above
霸凌	bà líng	(loanword) bullying
凌乱 (凌亂)	líng luàn	messy; disarrayed; disheveled
波动 (波動)	bō dòng	to undulate; to fluctuate
波音	bō yīn	mordent (music)
舞台 (舞臺)	wǔ tái	(lit. and fig.) stage; arena

See also: Japanese symbol for “limbo”.

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.