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Chinese symbol for “ties”

钮带
niǔ dài
Traditional: 鈕帶
bond; ties (of friendship etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ties is 钮带 (niǔ dài), defined as: bond; ties (of friendship etc).

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

钮 niǔ
button, knob; surname
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes
带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钮带.

WordPinyinMeaning
按钮 (按鈕)àn niǔto push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
钮扣 (鈕釦)niǔ kòuvariant of 纽扣 (niǔ kòu)
旋钮 (旋鈕)xuán niǔknob (e.g. handle or radio button)
电钮 (電鈕)diàn niǔpush button (electric switch)
印钮 (印鈕)yìn niǔdecorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord
止闹按钮 (止鬧按鈕)zhǐ nào àn niǔsnooze button
带来 (帶來)dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
一带 (一帶)yī dàiregion; area

See also: Japanese symbol for “ties”.

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.