Chinese symbol for “sling”
吊索
diào suǒ
sling; hoisting rope; suspension cable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sling is 吊索 (diào suǒ), defined as: sling; hoisting rope; suspension cable.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊绳 (吊繩) | diào shéng | sling |
| 吊带 (吊帶) | diào dài | suspenders; garters |
| 背带 (背帶) | bēi dài | braces; suspenders |
| 三角巾 | sān jiǎo jīn | sling (for a wounded arm) |
| 悬带 (懸帶) | xuán dài | sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 吊索.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊销 (吊銷) | diào xiāo | to suspend (an agreement); to revoke |
| 上吊 | shàng diào | to hang oneself |
| 吊死 | diào sǐ | death by hanging; to hang oneself |
| 吊唁 | diào yàn | to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole |
| 提心吊胆 (提心吊膽) | tí xīn diào dǎn | (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe |
| 搜索 | sōu suǒ | to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth) |
| 线索 (線索) | xiàn suǒ | trail; clues |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sling”.
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.