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Chinese symbol for “ramp”

坡道
pō dào
road on a slope; inclined path; ramp

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ramp is 坡道 (pō dào), defined as: road on a slope; inclined path; ramp.

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

坡 pō
slope, hillside, embankment
radical 32 ⼟ · 8 strokes
道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ramp”

WordPinyinMeaning
舷梯xián tīgangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 坡道.

WordPinyinMeaning
山坡shān pōhillside
滑坡huá pōrockslide; landslip
斜坡xié pōslope; incline
坡度pō dùgradient; slope
下坡xià pōdownhill slope
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
难道 (難道)nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?

See also: Japanese symbol for “ramp”.

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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