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Chinese symbol for “mash”

捣烂
dǎo làn
Traditional: 搗爛
to mash; to beat to a pulp

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mash is 捣烂 (dǎo làn), defined as: to mash; to beat to a pulp.

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

捣 dǎo
to thresh, to pound; to stir, to disturb; to attack
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
烂 làn
overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mash”

WordPinyinMeaning
捣碎 (搗碎)dǎo suìto pound into pieces; to mash

Related words

Other words that share a character with 捣烂.

WordPinyinMeaning
捣乱 (搗亂)dǎo luànto disturb; to look for trouble
捣毁 (搗毀)dǎo huǐto destroy; to smash
捣蛋 (搗蛋)dǎo dànto cause trouble; to stir up trouble
捣鬼 (搗鬼)dǎo guǐto play tricks; to cause mischief
捣碎 (搗碎)dǎo suìto pound into pieces; to mash
鼓捣 (鼓搗)gǔ daoto tinker with; to incite
灿烂 (燦爛)càn lànto glitter; brilliant
腐烂 (腐爛)fǔ lànto rot; to putrefy

See also: Japanese symbol for “mash”.

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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