King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “pant”

气喘吁吁
qì chuǎn xū xū
Traditional: 氣喘吁吁
to pant; to gasp for breath

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pant is 气喘吁吁 (qì chuǎn xū xū), defined as: to pant; to gasp for breath.

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

气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes
喘 chuǎn
to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes
吁 xū
alas; to sigh
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
吁
吁 xū
alas; to sigh
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pant”

WordPinyinMeaning
哮xiàopant; roar
喘气 (喘氣)chuǎn qìto breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath
吁吁xū xūto pant; to gasp for breath
喘chuǎnto gasp; to pant
喙huìbeak; snout

Related words

Other words that share a character with 气喘吁吁.

WordPinyinMeaning
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
气候 (氣候)qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
生气 (生氣)shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
勇气 (勇氣)yǒng qìcourage
气氛 (氣氛)qì fēnatmosphere; mood
哮喘xiào chuǎnasthma
喘息chuǎn xīto gasp for breath; to take a breather
呼吁 (呼籲)hū yùto call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to)
吁请 (籲請)yù qǐngto implore; to entreat

See also: Japanese symbol for “pant”.

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.