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Chinese symbol for “mop”

拖把
tuō bǎ
mop

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mop is 拖把 (tuō bǎ), defined as: mop.

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

拖 tuō
to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
把 bǎ
to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mop”

WordPinyinMeaning
拖tuōto drag; to tow
拖布tuō bùmop
墩布dūn bùswab; mop

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拖把.

WordPinyinMeaning
拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off
拖拉机 (拖拉機)tuō lā jītractor; 台 (tái)
拖鞋tuō xiéslippers; sandals
拖欠tuō qiànin arrears; behind in payments
拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on
拖车 (拖車)tuō chēto tow; towed vehicle
把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize
把戏 (把戲)bǎ xìacrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy

See also: Japanese symbol for “mop”.

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.