Chinese symbol for “yank”

扽

dèn

to yank; to pull tight

The closest CC-CEDICT match for yank is 扽 (dèn), defined as: to yank; to pull tight.

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

扽

扽 dèn

to move, to shake

radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “yank”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
强拉 (強拉)	qiǎng lā	to drag (sb) along (to a place); to yank

See also: Japanese symbol for “yank”.

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.