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Chinese symbol for “runner”

跑者
pǎo zhě
runner

The closest CC-CEDICT match for runner is 跑者 (pǎo zhě), defined as: runner.

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

跑 pǎo
to run, to flee, to escape
radical 157 ⾜ · 12 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “runner”

WordPinyinMeaning
跑垒员 (跑壘員)pǎo lěi yuánrunner (in baseball)
跑步者pǎo bù zhěrunner

Related words

Other words that share a character with 跑者.

WordPinyinMeaning
逃跑táo pǎoto flee from sth; to run away
奔跑bēn pǎoto run
跑道pǎo dàoathletic track; track
跑步pǎo bùto run; to jog
跑车 (跑車)pǎo chēracing bicycle; racing car; sports car; to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living
赛跑 (賽跑)sài pǎorace (running); to race (running)
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps

See also: Japanese symbol for “runner”.

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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