Chinese symbol for “blade”
叶片
yè piàn
Traditional: 葉片
blade (of propellor); vane; leaf
The closest CC-CEDICT match for blade is 叶片 (yè piàn), defined as: blade (of propellor); vane; leaf.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “blade”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刀片 | dāo piàn | blade; razor blade |
| 刀 | dāo | knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把 (bǎ)); (slang) (loanword) dollar |
| 刀身 | dāo shēn | blade (of a knife or sword) |
| 刀叶 (刀葉) | dāo yè | blade |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 叶片.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茶叶 (茶葉) | chá yè | tea; tea leaves |
| 叶子 (葉子) | yè zi | leaf (CL:片 (piàn)); (slang) marijuana |
| 中叶 (中葉) | zhōng yè | mid- (e.g. mid-century); middle period |
| 树叶 (樹葉) | shù yè | tree leaves |
| 落叶 (落葉) | luò yè | dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants) |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú) |
| 图片 (圖片) | tú piàn | picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng) |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie |
See also: Japanese symbol for “blade”.
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.