Chinese symbol for “wag”
掉
diào
to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wag is 掉 (diào), defined as: to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 掉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卖掉 (賣掉) | mài diào | to sell off |
| 丢掉 (丟掉) | diū diào | to lose; to throw away |
| 干掉 (幹掉) | gàn diào | to get rid of |
| 杀掉 (殺掉) | shā diào | to kill |
| 吃掉 | chī diào | to eat up; to consume |
| 去掉 | qù diào | to get rid of; to exclude |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wag”.
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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