Chinese symbol for “rag”

破布

pò bù

rag

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rag is 破布 (pò bù), defined as: rag.

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

破 pò

to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy

radical 112 ⽯ · 10 strokes

布 bù

cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread

radical 50 ⼱ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 破布.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
破坏 (破壞)	pò huài	destruction; damage
突破	tū pò	to break through; to make a breakthrough
打破	dǎ pò	to break; to smash
破产 (破產)	pò chǎn	to go bankrupt; to become impoverished
破解	pò jiě	to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain
破裂	pò liè	to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
发布 (發佈)	fā bù	variant of 发布 (fā bù)
宣布 (宣佈)	xuān bù	variant of 宣布 (xuān bù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “rag”.

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.