Chinese symbol for “massage”
按摩
àn mó
massage; to massage
The closest CC-CEDICT match for massage is 按摩 (àn mó), defined as: massage; to massage.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “massage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推 | tuī | to push; to cut |
| 折枝 | zhé zhī | massage; snapped-off branch |
| 马杀鸡 (馬殺雞) | mǎ shā jī | (loanword) massage |
| 揉 | róu | to knead; to massage |
| 按跷 (按蹻) | àn qiāo | (old) massage |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 按摩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to; in accordance with; on the basis of |
| 按钮 (按鈕) | àn niǔ | to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action) |
| 按时 (按時) | àn shí | on time; before deadline |
| 按键 (按鍵) | àn jiàn | button or key (on a device); keystroke |
| 按下 | àn xià | to press down; to press a button |
| 摩托车 (摩托車) | mó tuō chē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; 辆 (liàng),部 (bù) |
| 摩擦 | mó cā | friction; rubbing |
| 摩托 | mó tuō | (loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托车 (mó tuō chē)) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “massage”.
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.