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Chinese symbol for “pulling”

拖带
tuō dài
Traditional: 拖帶
traction; towing; pulling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pulling is 拖带 (tuō dài), defined as: traction; towing; pulling.

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
带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拖带.

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
带来 (帶來)dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
一带 (一帶)yī dàiregion; area

See also: Japanese symbol for “pulling”.

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.

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