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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

刚 gāng
hard, strong, tough; just, barely
radical 18 ⼑ · 6 strokes
毛 máo
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
radical 82 ⽑ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 刚毛.

WordPinyinMeaning
刚刚 (剛剛)gāng gangjust recently; just a moment ago
刚才 (剛才)gāng cáijust now; a moment ago
刚好 (剛好)gāng hǎojust; exactly
金刚 (金剛)jīn gāngdiamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon)
刚性 (剛性)gāng xìngrigidity
毛病máo bìngfault; defect
毛巾máo jīntowel; 条 (tiáo)
羽毛yǔ máofeather; 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.

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