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Chinese symbol for “thongs”

人字拖鞋
rén zì tuō xié
flip-flops; flip-flop sandals; thongs; see also 人字拖 (rén zì tuō)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thongs is 人字拖鞋 (rén zì tuō xié), defined as: flip-flops; flip-flop sandals; thongs; see also 人字拖 (rén zì tuō).

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

人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes
字 zì
character, letter, symbol, word
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes
拖 tuō
to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
鞋 xié
shoes, footwear in general
radical 177 ⾰ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 人字拖鞋.

WordPinyinMeaning
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
个人 (個人)gè rénan individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own
人员 (人員)rén yuánstaff; crew
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off
鞋子xié zishoe

See also: Japanese symbol for “thongs”.

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.