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Chinese symbol for “scrambling”

连滚带爬
lián gǔn dài pá
Traditional: 連滾帶爬
(idiom) stumbling and crawling; scrambling; frantically trying to escape

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scrambling is 连滚带爬 (lián gǔn dài pá), defined as: (idiom) stumbling and crawling; scrambling; frantically trying to escape.

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

连 lián
to join, to connect; continuous; even
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes
滚 gǔn
to boil, to roll, to turn
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes
带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes
爬 pá
to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep
radical 87 ⽖ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 连滚带爬.

WordPinyinMeaning
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row
连结 (連結)lián jiévariant of 联结 (lián jié); (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink
连接 (連接)lián jiēto link; to join; to connect
连任 (連任)lián rènto continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office
连线 (連線)lián xiànelectrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection
相连 (相連)xiāng liánto link; to join
摇滚 (搖滾)yáo gǔnrock 'n' roll (music); to rock
滚动 (滾動)gǔn dòngto roll; (to do sth) in a loop
带来 (帶來)dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
爬行pá xíngto crawl; to creep

See also: Japanese symbol for “scrambling”.

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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