Chinese symbol for “paw”
跑
páo
(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for paw is 跑 (páo), defined as: (of an animal) to paw (the ground).
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
Other Chinese words for “paw”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脚爪 (腳爪) | jiǎo zhǎo | paw; claw |
| 掌 | zhǎng | palm of the hand; sole of the foot |
| 爪 | zhǎo | foot of a bird or animal; paw |
| 动手动脚 (動手動腳) | dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo | to come to blows; to paw |
| 毛手毛脚 (毛手毛腳) | máo shǒu máo jiǎo | carelessly and haphazardly; to paw |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 跑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逃跑 | táo pǎo | to flee from sth; to run away |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run |
| 跑道 | pǎo dào | athletic track; track |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run; to jog |
| 跑车 (跑車) | pǎo chē | racing bicycle; racing car; sports car; to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living |
| 赛跑 (賽跑) | sài pǎo | race (running); to race (running) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “paw”.
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.