Chinese symbol for “swim”
游
yóu
to swim; variant of 游 (yóu)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for swim is 游 (yóu), defined as: to swim; variant of 游 (yóu).
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
Other Chinese words for “swim”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 游水 | yóu shuǐ | to swim |
| 泅水 | qiú shuǐ | to swim |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming; to swim |
| 泅 | qiú | to swim (bound form) |
| 泳 | yǒng | swimming; to swim |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 游.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 游戏 (遊戲) | yóu xì | game (场 (chǎng)); to play |
| 旅游 (旅遊) | lǚ yóu | trip; journey |
| 游行 (遊行) | yóu xíng | to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration |
| 游客 (遊客) | yóu kè | traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming; to swim |
| 下游 | xià yóu | lower reaches (of a river); lower level |
See also: Japanese symbol for “swim”.
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.