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Chinese symbol for “thong”

丁字裤
dīng zì kù
Traditional: 丁字褲
thong (underwear)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thong is 丁字裤 (dīng zì kù), defined as: thong (underwear).

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

丁 dīng
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
radical 1 ⼀ · 2 strokes
字 zì
character, letter, symbol, word
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes
裤 kù
pants, trousers
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “thong”

WordPinyinMeaning
皮条 (皮條)pí tiáothong; leather strap

Related words

Other words that share a character with 丁字裤.

WordPinyinMeaning
拉丁lā dīngLatin; (in former times) to press-gang
布丁bù dīngpudding (loanword)
补丁 (補丁)bǔ dingpatch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch
丁丁dīng dīng(neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 鸡鸡 (jī jī))
园丁 (園丁)yuán dīnggardener
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
文字wén zìcharacter; script
裤子 (褲子)kù zitrousers; pants; 条 (tiáo)

See also: Japanese symbol for “thong”.

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.