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Chinese symbol for “marathon”

马拉松
mǎ lā sōng
Traditional: 馬拉松
(loanword) marathon

The closest CC-CEDICT match for marathon is 马拉松 (mǎ lā sōng), defined as: (loanword) marathon.

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

马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes
拉 lā
to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
松 sōng
pine tree; fir tree
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 马拉松.

WordPinyinMeaning
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
马路 (馬路)mǎ lùstreet; road
人马 (人馬)rén mǎmen and horses; troops
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
宝马 (寶馬)bǎo mǎprecious horse
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
阿拉ā lā(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
轻松 (輕鬆)qīng sōnglight; gentle

See also: Japanese symbol for “marathon”.

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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