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Chinese symbol for “taekwondo”

跆拳道
tái quán dào
taekwondo (Korean martial art)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for taekwondo is 跆拳道 (tái quán dào), defined as: taekwondo (Korean martial art).

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

跆 tái
to trample, to kick
radical 157 ⾜ · 12 strokes
拳 quán
fist; various forms of boxing
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 跆拳道.

WordPinyinMeaning
拳头 (拳頭)quán toufist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core
拳击 (拳擊)quán jīboxing
太极拳 (太極拳)tài jí quánshadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
铁拳 (鐵拳)tiě quániron fist
拳击手 (拳擊手)quán jī shǒuboxer
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
难道 (難道)nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?

See also: Japanese symbol for “taekwondo”.

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.

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