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Chinese symbol for “parkour”

跑酷
pǎo kù
(loanword) parkour

The closest CC-CEDICT match for parkour is 跑酷 (pǎo kù), defined as: (loanword) parkour.

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Characters and stroke order

跑 pǎo
to run, to flee, to escape
radical 157 ⾜ · 12 strokes
酷 kù
strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “parkour”

WordPinyinMeaning
飞跃道 (飛躍道)fēi yuè dàoparkour (HK)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 跑酷.

WordPinyinMeaning
逃跑táo pǎoto flee from sth; to run away
奔跑bēn pǎoto run
跑道pǎo dàoathletic track; track
跑步pǎo bùto run; to jog
跑车 (跑車)pǎo chēracing bicycle; racing car; sports car; to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living
赛跑 (賽跑)sài pǎorace (running); to race (running)
残酷 (殘酷)cán kùcruel; harsh; merciless
酷刑kù xíngcruelty; torture

See also: Japanese symbol for “parkour”.

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.