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Chinese symbol for “rattle”

乒乓
pīng pāng
(onom.) rattle; clatter; (sports) ping-pong; table tennis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rattle is 乒乓 (pīng pāng), defined as: (onom.) rattle; clatter; (sports) ping-pong; table tennis.

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

乒 pīng
used with pong for ping pong
radical 4 ⼃ · 6 strokes
乓 pāng
used with ping for ping pong
radical 4 ⼃ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “rattle”

WordPinyinMeaning
动摇 (動搖)dòng yáoto sway; to waver
碰击 (碰擊)pèng jīto knock against; to knock together

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乒乓.

WordPinyinMeaning
乒乓球pīng pāng qiútable tennis; ping-pong
乒坛 (乒壇)pīng tánthe table tennis world; table tennis circles
乒乓球台 (乒乓球檯)pīng pāng qiú táitable-tennis table
乒乓球拍pīng pāng qiú pāiping-pong paddle

See also: Japanese symbol for “rattle”.

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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