Chinese symbol for “reins”
缰绳
jiāng shéng
Traditional: 韁繩
reins
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reins is 缰绳 (jiāng shéng), defined as: reins.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “reins”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辔 (轡) | pèi | bridle; reins |
| 缰 (韁) | jiāng | bridle; reins |
| 靮 | dí | reins; bridle |
| 鞥 | ēng | (literary) reins (for a horse) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 缰绳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱缰 (脫韁) | tuō jiāng | (of a horse etc) to break free from the reins; (fig.) to become unconstrained |
| 脱缰野马 (脫韁野馬) | tuō jiāng yě mǎ | a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild) |
| 名缰利锁 (名韁利鎖) | míng jiāng lì suǒ | (idiom) the shackles of fame and fortune |
| 脱缰之马 (脫韁之馬) | tuō jiāng zhī mǎ | lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse; out of control |
| 绳子 (繩子) | shéng zi | cord; string; rope; 条 (tiáo) |
| 绳索 (繩索) | shéng suǒ | rope |
| 绳之以法 (繩之以法) | shéng zhī yǐ fǎ | to punish according to the law; to bring to justice |
| 跳绳 (跳繩) | tiào shéng | to jump rope; to skip; a skipping rope; a jump rope |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reins”.
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.