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
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.
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