Chinese symbol for “stumble”
跶
dā
Traditional: 躂
to stumble; to slip; variant of 达 (dá)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stumble is 跶 (dā), defined as: to stumble; to slip; variant of 达 (dá).
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 “stumble”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蹶 | jué | to stumble; to trample |
| 踬 (躓) | zhì | to stumble |
| 跎 | tuó | to stumble; to waste time |
| 栽 | zāi | to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign) |
| 颠沛 (顛沛) | diān pèi | to fall over; to stumble; (fig.) to suffer hardship; to be in desperate straits |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 跶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蹦跶 (蹦躂) | bèng da | (coll.) to jump about; to be active; to be lively; (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing); to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stumble”.
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.