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Chinese symbol for “ax”

斧头
fǔ tóu
Traditional: 斧頭
ax; hatchet; measure word: 柄 (bǐng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ax is 斧头 (fǔ tóu), defined as: ax; hatchet; measure word: 柄 (bǐng).

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

斧 fǔ
axe, hatchet; to chop, to hew
radical 69 ⽄ · 8 strokes
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 斧头.

WordPinyinMeaning
战斧 (戰斧)zhàn fǔbattle-ax
大刀阔斧 (大刀闊斧)dà dāo kuò fǔbold and decisive
斧子fǔ ziaxe; hatchet
鬼斧神工guǐ fǔ shén gōngsupernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods; uncanny workmanship
板斧bǎn fǔbroad axe
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet
镜头 (鏡頭)jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ax”.

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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