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Chinese symbol for “awl”

锥子
zhuī zi
Traditional: 錐子
awl; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for awl is 锥子 (zhuī zi), defined as: awl; measure word: 把 (bǎ).

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

锥 zhuī
gimlet, drill, awl; to drill, to bore
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “awl”

WordPinyinMeaning
锥 (錐)zhuīcone; awl
鑯jiānawl; sharp iron point

Related words

Other words that share a character with 锥子.

WordPinyinMeaning
圆锥 (圓錐)yuán zhuīcone; conical
锥形 (錐形)zhuī xíngconical
圆锥形 (圓錐形)yuán zhuī xíngconical; coniform
圆锥曲线 (圓錐曲線)yuán zhuī qū xiànconic section
棱锥 (稜錐)léng zhuīpyramid (geometry)
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “awl”.

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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