Chinese symbol for “bristle”
刚毛
gāng máo
Traditional: 剛毛
bristle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bristle is 刚毛 (gāng máo), defined as: bristle.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 刚毛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刚刚 (剛剛) | gāng gang | just recently; just a moment ago |
| 刚才 (剛才) | gāng cái | just now; a moment ago |
| 刚好 (剛好) | gāng hǎo | just; exactly |
| 金刚 (金剛) | jīn gāng | diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) |
| 刚性 (剛性) | gāng xìng | rigidity |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault; defect |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel; 条 (tiáo) |
| 羽毛 | yǔ máo | feather; plumage |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bristle”.
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.