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Chinese symbol for “rad”

拉德
lā dé
rad (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rad is 拉德 (lā dé), defined as: rad (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword).

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

拉 lā
to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
德 dé
ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
radical 60 ⼻ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拉德.

WordPinyinMeaning
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
阿拉ā lā(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
克拉kè lācarat (mass) (loanword)
拉丁lā dīngLatin; (in former times) to press-gang
拉拉lā lā(slang) lesbian; (coll.) Labrador retriever
马拉松 (馬拉松)mǎ lā sōng(loanword) marathon
道德dào dévirtue; morality
品德pǐn démoral character

See also: Japanese symbol for “rad”.

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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