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Chinese symbol for “wrestle”

格斗
gé dòu
Traditional: 格鬥
to wrestle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wrestle is 格斗 (gé dòu), defined as: to wrestle.

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

格 gé
form, pattern, standard
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
斗 dòu
to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
radical 68 ⽃ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “wrestle”

WordPinyinMeaning
搏斗 (搏鬥)bó dòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle
角力jué lìto wrestle; (fig.) to lock horns; to tussle; to wrangle
摔角shuāi jiǎoto wrestle; wrestling
扭打niǔ dǎto wrestle; to grapple
角斗 (角鬥)jué dòuto wrestle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 格斗.

WordPinyinMeaning
价格 (價格)jià géprice
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority
风格 (風格)fēng géstyle
严格 (嚴格)yán géstrict; stringent; tight; rigorous
性格xìng génature; disposition
合格hé géto meet the standard required; qualified
战斗 (戰鬥)zhàn dòuto fight; to engage in combat
斗争 (鬥爭)dòu zhēnga struggle; fight

See also: Japanese symbol for “wrestle”.

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.