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Chinese symbol for “anvil”

砧
zhēn
anvil

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anvil is 砧 (zhēn), defined as: anvil.

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

砧 zhēn
anvil, flat stone
radical 112 ⽯ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “anvil”

WordPinyinMeaning
铁砧 (鐵砧)tiě zhēnanvil

Related words

Other words that share a character with 砧.

WordPinyinMeaning
砧板zhēn bǎncutting board; chopping block
铁砧 (鐵砧)tiě zhēnanvil
砧木zhēn mùrootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)
砧骨zhēn gǔincus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone
角砧jiǎo zhēnbeck iron (corner of anvil)

See also: Japanese symbol for “anvil”.

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.

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