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Chinese symbol for “strap”

皮带
pí dài
Traditional: 皮帶
strap; leather belt; 条 (tiáo),根 (gēn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for strap is 皮带 (pí dài), defined as: strap; leather belt; 条 (tiáo),根 (gēn).

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

皮 pí
skin, hide, fur, feathers
radical 107 ⽪ · 5 strokes
带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “strap”

WordPinyinMeaning
带子 (帶子)dài zibelt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape
箍带 (箍帶)gū dàistrap; 条 (tiáo)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 皮带.

WordPinyinMeaning
皮肤 (皮膚)pí fūskin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài)
皮革pí géleather; 张 (zhāng)
调皮 (調皮)tiáo pínaughty; mischievous
皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes
白皮书 (白皮書)bái pí shūwhite paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation); white book
带来 (帶來)dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
一带 (一帶)yī dàiregion; area
带领 (帶領)dài lǐngto guide; to lead

See also: Japanese symbol for “strap”.

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.