Chinese symbol for “barb”
倒刺
dào cì
barb; barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for barb is 倒刺 (dào cì), defined as: barb; barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook).
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
Other Chinese words for “barb”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毛刺 | máo cì | barb; whiskers |
| 倒钩 (倒鉤) | dào gōu | barb; (football) bicycle kick; overhead kick |
| 矛头 (矛頭) | máo tóu | spearhead; barb |
| 钜 (鉅) | jù | (literary) hard iron; (literary) hook; barb |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 倒刺.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打倒 | dǎ dǎo | to overthrow; to knock down |
| 倒闭 (倒閉) | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck |
| 倒退 | dào tuì | to fall back; to go in reverse |
| 倒数 (倒數) | dào shǔ | to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down |
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant |
| 讽刺 (諷刺) | fěng cì | to satirize; to mock |
| 刺杀 (刺殺) | cì shā | to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet |
See also: Japanese symbol for “barb”.
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.