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Chinese symbol for “socks”

袜子
wà zi
Traditional: 襪子
socks; stockings; 只 (zhī),对 (duì),双 (shuāng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for socks is 袜子 (wà zi), defined as: socks; stockings; 只 (zhī),对 (duì),双 (shuāng).

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

袜 wà
socks, stockings
radical 145 ⾐ · 10 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “socks”

WordPinyinMeaning
袜 (襪)wàsocks; stockings
靺mòname of a tribe; socks

Related words

Other words that share a character with 袜子.

WordPinyinMeaning
丝袜 (絲襪)sī wàstockings; pantyhose
网袜 (網襪)wǎng wàfishnet stockings
鞋袜 (鞋襪)xié wàshoes and socks
长袜 (長襪)cháng wàhose; stocking
船袜 (船襪)chuán wàankle socks; invisible socks
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “socks”.

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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