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Chinese symbol for “racehorse”

赛马
sài mǎ
Traditional: 賽馬
horse racing; racehorse

The closest CC-CEDICT match for racehorse is 赛马 (sài mǎ), defined as: horse racing; racehorse.

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

赛 sài
to compete, to contend; contest, race
radical 154 ⾙ · 14 strokes
马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 赛马.

WordPinyinMeaning
比赛 (比賽)bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match
竞赛 (競賽)jìng sàito compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
决赛 (決賽)jué sàifinals (of a competition)
大赛 (大賽)dà sàigrand contest
联赛 (聯賽)lián sài(sports) league; league tournament
赛季 (賽季)sài jìseason (sports)
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)

See also: Japanese symbol for “racehorse”.

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.