Chinese symbol for “throb”
跳动
tiào dòng
Traditional: 跳動
to throb; to pulse; to bounce; to jiggle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for throb is 跳动 (tiào dòng), defined as: to throb; to pulse; to bounce; to jiggle; to jump about.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “throb”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 跳动.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance |
| 心跳 | xīn tiào | heartbeat; pulse |
| 跳跃 (跳躍) | tiào yuè | to jump; to leap |
| 跳出 | tiào chū | to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly |
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving |
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 运动 (運動) | yùn dòng | to move; to exercise |
| 行动 (行動) | xíng dòng | operation; action |
See also: Japanese symbol for “throb”.
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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