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Chinese symbol for “safely”

牢牢
láo láo
firmly; safely

The closest CC-CEDICT match for safely is 牢牢 (láo láo), defined as: firmly; safely.

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

牢 láo
pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure
radical 93 ⽜ · 7 strokes
牢
牢 láo
pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure
radical 93 ⽜ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “safely”

WordPinyinMeaning
严实 (嚴實)yán shi(sealed) tight; close

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牢牢.

WordPinyinMeaning
坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned
牢固láo gùfirm; secure
牢房láo fángjail cell; prison cell
牢记 (牢記)láo jìto keep in mind; to remember
牢狱 (牢獄)láo yùprison

See also: Japanese symbol for “safely”.

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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