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.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
卡拉	kǎ lā	karaoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
阿拉	ā lā	(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
克拉	kè lā	carat (mass) (loanword)
拉丁	lā dīng	Latin; (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 dé	virtue; morality
品德	pǐn dé	moral 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.