Chinese symbol for “wade”
趟
tāng
to wade; to trample; to turn the soil
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wade is 趟 (tāng), defined as: to wade; to trample; to turn the soil.
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
Other Chinese words for “wade”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 趟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 趟浑水 (趟渾水) | tāng hún shuǐ | (fig.) to get involved in an unsavory enterprise |
| 白跑一趟 | bái pǎo yī tàng | to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase |
| 单趟 (單趟) | dān tàng | single trip |
| 空跑一趟 | kōng pǎo yī tàng | to make a journey for nothing |
| 转一趟 (轉一趟) | zhuàn yī tàng | to go on a trip |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wade”.
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.