Chinese symbol for “swimming”
游泳
yóu yǒng
swimming; to swim
The closest CC-CEDICT match for swimming is 游泳 (yóu yǒng), defined as: swimming; to swim.
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 “swimming”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泳 | yǒng | swimming; to swim |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 游泳.
| 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 |
| 下游 | xià yóu | lower reaches (of a river); lower level |
| 游泳池 | yóu yǒng chí | swimming pool |
| 泳池 | yǒng chí | swimming pool |
| 泳装 (泳裝) | yǒng zhuāng | swimsuit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “swimming”.
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.