Chinese symbol for “woof”
纬线
wěi xiàn
Traditional: 緯線
woof; line of latitude; parallel
The closest CC-CEDICT match for woof is 纬线 (wěi xiàn), defined as: woof; line of latitude; parallel.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “woof”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纬纱 (緯紗) | wěi shā | woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft |
| 纬 (緯) | wěi | latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 纬线.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北纬 (北緯) | běi wěi | north latitude |
| 纬度 (緯度) | wěi dù | latitude |
| 经纬 (經緯) | jīng wěi | warp and woof; longitude and latitude |
| 南纬 (南緯) | nán wěi | south latitude |
| 高纬度 (高緯度) | gāo wěi dù | high latitude (i.e. near the poles) |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun |
| 线路 (線路) | xiàn lù | (electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route |
See also: Japanese symbol for “woof”.
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.