Chinese symbol for “strut”
大摇大摆
dà yáo dà bǎi
Traditional: 大搖大擺
to strut; swaggering
The closest CC-CEDICT match for strut is 大摇大摆 (dà yáo dà bǎi), defined as: to strut; swaggering.
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 “strut”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支撑 (支撐) | zhī chēng | to prop up; to support |
| 昂首阔步 (昂首闊步) | áng shǒu kuò bù | striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step; to strut |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 大摇大摆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大陆 (大陸) | dà lù | continent; mainland; 块 (kuài) |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 动摇 (動搖) | dòng yáo | to sway; to waver |
| 摇滚 (搖滾) | yáo gǔn | rock 'n' roll (music); to rock |
| 摆脱 (擺脫) | bǎi tuō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “strut”.
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.