Chinese symbol for “run”
跑
pǎo
to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for run is 跑 (pǎo), defined as: to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “run”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run; to jog |
| 经营 (經營) | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate |
| 奔走 | bēn zǒu | to run; to rush about |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 跑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逃跑 | táo pǎo | to flee from sth; to run away |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run |
| 跑道 | pǎo dào | athletic track; track |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run; to jog |
| 跑车 (跑車) | pǎo chē | racing bicycle; racing car; sports car; to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living |
| 赛跑 (賽跑) | sài pǎo | race (running); to race (running) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “run”.
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.