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Chinese symbol for “waistband”

裤腰带
kù yāo dài
Traditional: 褲腰帶
waistband

The closest CC-CEDICT match for waistband is 裤腰带 (kù yāo dài), defined as: waistband.

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

裤 kù
pants, trousers
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes
腰 yāo
waist, lower back; middle; pocket
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes
带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “waistband”

WordPinyinMeaning
裤腰 (褲腰)kù yāowaist of trousers; waistband

Related words

Other words that share a character with 裤腰带.

WordPinyinMeaning
裤子 (褲子)kù zitrousers; pants; 条 (tiáo)
内裤 (內褲)nèi kùunderpants; panties
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)niú zǎi kùjeans; 条 (tiáo)
短裤 (短褲)duǎn kùshort pants; shorts
裤裆 (褲襠)kù dāngcrotch of trousers
裤衩 (褲衩)kù chǎunderpants
腰带 (腰帶)yāo dàibelt; 条 (tiáo),根 (gēn)
弯腰 (彎腰)wān yāoto stoop
带来 (帶來)dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce

See also: Japanese symbol for “waistband”.

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.