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Chinese symbol for “slouch”

弯腰驼背
wān yāo tuó bèi
Traditional: 彎腰駝背
slouch; stoop; poor posture

The closest CC-CEDICT match for slouch is 弯腰驼背 (wān yāo tuó bèi), defined as: slouch; stoop; poor posture.

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

弯 wān
bend, curve, turn
radical 57 ⼸ · 9 strokes
腰 yāo
waist, lower back; middle; pocket
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes
驼 tuó
camel; humpback; to carry on one's back
radical 187 ⾺ · 8 strokes
背 bèi
back, backside; to betray, to violate
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弯腰驼背.

WordPinyinMeaning
弯曲 (彎曲)wān qūto bend; to curve around
转弯 (轉彎)zhuǎn wānto turn; to go around a corner
弯腰 (彎腰)wān yāoto stoop
弯道 (彎道)wān dàowinding road; road curve
弯路 (彎路)wān lùwinding road; roundabout route
急转弯 (急轉彎)jí zhuǎn wānto make a sudden turn
腰带 (腰帶)yāo dàibelt; 条 (tiáo),根 (gēn)
撑腰 (撐腰)chēng yāoto support; to brace
骆驼 (駱駝)luò tuocamel (CL:峰 (fēng),匹 (pǐ),头 (tóu)); (coll.) blockhead; ninny
背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer

See also: Japanese symbol for “slouch”.

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.