Chinese symbol for “overtake”
赶
gǎn
Traditional: 趕
to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away
The closest CC-CEDICT match for overtake is 赶 (gǎn), defined as: to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “overtake”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赶超 (趕超) | gǎn chāo | to overtake |
| 超车 (超車) | chāo chē | to overtake (another car) |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed; to overtake |
| 赶上 (趕上) | gǎn shàng | to keep up with; to catch up with |
| 追赶 (追趕) | zhuī gǎn | to pursue; to chase after |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赶紧 (趕緊) | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly; without delay |
| 赶快 (趕快) | gǎn kuài | quickly; at once |
| 赶到 (趕到) | gǎn dào | to hurry (to some place) |
| 赶上 (趕上) | gǎn shàng | to keep up with; to catch up with |
| 赶走 (趕走) | gǎn zǒu | to drive out; to turn back |
| 赶来 (趕來) | gǎn lái | to rush over |
See also: Japanese symbol for “overtake”.
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.