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Chinese symbol for “splits”

一字马
yī zì mǎ
Traditional: 一字馬
the splits (in gymnastics, dance or martial arts)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for splits is 一字马 (yī zì mǎ), defined as: the splits (in gymnastics, dance or martial arts).

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

一 yī
one; a, an; alone
radical 1 ⼀ · 1 strokes
字 zì
character, letter, symbol, word
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes
马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “splits”

WordPinyinMeaning
劈叉pǐ chàthe splits (move in dancing); to do the splits

Related words

Other words that share a character with 一字马.

WordPinyinMeaning
一个 (一個)yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一样 (一樣)yī yàngsame; like
一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away

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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