Chinese symbol for “tow”
拖车
tuō chē
Traditional: 拖車
to tow; towed vehicle; towing vehicle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tow is 拖车 (tuō chē), defined as: to tow; towed vehicle; towing vehicle.
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 “tow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牵引 (牽引) | qiān yǐn | to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow |
| 拖吊 | tuō diào | to tow (a car) |
| 拖 | tuō | to drag; to tow |
| 拖行 | tuō xíng | to drag; to tow |
| 拖动 (拖動) | tuō dòng | to drag; to tow |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拖车.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拖延 | tuō yán | to delay; to put off |
| 拖拉机 (拖拉機) | tuō lā jī | tractor; 台 (tái) |
| 拖鞋 | tuō xié | slippers; sandals |
| 拖欠 | tuō qiàn | in arrears; behind in payments |
| 拖累 | tuō lěi | to encumber; to be a burden on |
| 汽车 (汽車) | qì chē | car; automobile |
| 车辆 (車輛) | chē liàng | vehicle |
| 火车 (火車) | huǒ chē | train; measure word: 列 (liè), 节 (jié), 班 (bān), 趟 (tàng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tow”.
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.