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Chinese symbol for “bayonet”

刺刀
cì dāo
bayonet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bayonet is 刺刀 (cì dāo), defined as: bayonet.

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

刺 cì
to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes
刀 dāo
knife; old coin; measure
radical 18 ⼑ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bayonet”

WordPinyinMeaning
枪刺 (槍刺)qiāng cìbayonet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 刺刀.

WordPinyinMeaning
刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
讽刺 (諷刺)fěng cìto satirize; to mock
刺杀 (刺殺)cì shāto assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet
刺客cì kèassassin
遇刺yù cìto be attacked by an assassin
刺史cì shǐprovincial governor (old)
刀子dāo ziknife; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
剪刀jiǎn dāoscissors; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “bayonet”.

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.