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Chinese symbol for “racer”

游蛇
yóu shé
water snake; colubrid; racer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for racer is 游蛇 (yóu shé), defined as: water snake; colubrid; racer.

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

游 yóu
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
蛇 shé
snake
radical 142 ⾍ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 游蛇.

WordPinyinMeaning
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
旅游 (旅遊)lǚ yóutrip; journey
游行 (遊行)yóu xíngto march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
游泳yóu yǒngswimming; to swim
下游xià yóulower reaches (of a river); lower level
毒蛇dú shéviper
蟒蛇mǎng shépython; boa

See also: Japanese symbol for “racer”.

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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