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Chinese symbol for “tractor”

拖拉机
tuō lā jī
Traditional: 拖拉機
tractor; 台 (tái)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tractor is 拖拉机 (tuō lā jī), defined as: tractor; 台 (tái).

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

拖 tuō
to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
拉 lā
to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tractor”

WordPinyinMeaning
拖曳机 (拖曳機)tuō yè jītractor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拖拉机.

WordPinyinMeaning
拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off
拖鞋tuō xiéslippers; sandals
拖欠tuō qiànin arrears; behind in payments
拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on
拖车 (拖車)tuō chēto tow; towed vehicle
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
阿拉ā lā(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
克拉kè lācarat (mass) (loanword)
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “tractor”.

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.