Chinese symbol for “strip”
条
tiáo
Traditional: 條
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for strip is 条 (tiáo), defined as: strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “strip”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 长条 (長條) | cháng tiáo | strip |
| 褫 | chǐ | to strip; to deprive of |
| 剥夺 (剝奪) | bō duó | to deprive; to expropriate |
| 剥离 (剝離) | bō lí | to peel; to strip |
| 条形 (條形) | tiáo xíng | a bar; a strip |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 条.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
| 条款 (條款) | tiáo kuǎn | clause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng) |
| 条文 (條文) | tiáo wén | clause; explanatory section in a document |
| 无条件 (無條件) | wú tiáo jiàn | unconditional |
See also: Japanese symbol for “strip”.
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.