Chinese symbol for “skip”
跳绳
tiào shéng
Traditional: 跳繩
to jump rope; to skip; a skipping rope; a jump rope
The closest CC-CEDICT match for skip is 跳绳 (tiào shéng), defined as: to jump rope; to skip; a skipping rope; a jump rope.
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 “skip”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳跃 (跳躍) | tiào yuè | to jump; to leap |
| 跳过 (跳過) | tiào guò | to jump over; to skip (a step, chapter etc) |
| 略过 (略過) | lüè guò | to pass over; to skip |
| 旷 (曠) | kuàng | to neglect; to skip (class or work) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 跳绳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance |
| 心跳 | xīn tiào | heartbeat; pulse |
| 跳跃 (跳躍) | tiào yuè | to jump; to leap |
| 跳动 (跳動) | tiào dòng | to throb; to pulse |
| 跳出 | tiào chū | to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly |
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving |
| 绳子 (繩子) | shéng zi | cord; string; rope; 条 (tiáo) |
| 绳索 (繩索) | shéng suǒ | rope |
See also: Japanese symbol for “skip”.
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.