Chinese symbol for “limp”
跛
bǒ
to limp; lame; crippled
The closest CC-CEDICT match for limp is 跛 (bǒ), defined as: to limp; lame; crippled.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “limp”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跛脚 (跛腳) | bǒ jiǎo | to limp; lame person |
| 瘫软 (癱軟) | tān ruǎn | limp; weak |
| 一瘸一拐 | yī qué yī guǎi | to limp; to hobble |
| 蹩 | bié | to limp; to sprain (an ankle or wrist) |
| 酥 | sū | flaky pastry; crunchy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 跛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跛脚 (跛腳) | bǒ jiǎo | to limp; lame person |
| 跛子 | bǒ zi | lame person; cripple |
| 跛足 | bǒ zú | lame |
See also: Japanese symbol for “limp”.
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.