Chinese symbol for “whip”
鞭打
biān dǎ
to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash
The closest CC-CEDICT match for whip is 鞭打 (biān dǎ), defined as: to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash.
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 “whip”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鞭子 | biān zi | whip; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 挞 (撻) | tà | (bound form) to whip; to flog; (loanword) (pastry) tart (colloquial pr. [ta3]) |
| 抽打 | chōu dǎ | to whip; to flog |
| 党鞭 (黨鞭) | dǎng biān | (politics) whip |
| 抽 | chōu | to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鞭打.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鞭子 | biān zi | whip; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 鞭刑 | biān xíng | caning (corporal punishment) |
| 鞭策 | biān cè | to spur on; to urge on |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers; string of small firecrackers |
| 鞭毛 | biān máo | flagellum |
| 打开 (打開) | dǎ kāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 打击 (打擊) | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend |
See also: Japanese symbol for “whip”.
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.