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Chinese symbol for “brooch”

胸针
xiōng zhēn
Traditional: 胸針
brooch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for brooch is 胸针 (xiōng zhēn), defined as: brooch.

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

胸 xiōng
breast, bosom; heart, mind
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
针 zhēn
needle, pin, tack; acupuncture
radical 167 ⾦ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “brooch”

WordPinyinMeaning
别针 (別針)bié zhēnpin; safety pin
扣环 (扣環)kòu huáncirclip; C-clip; snap ring; Jesus clip; brooch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胸针.

WordPinyinMeaning
胸部xiōng bùchest; bosom
胸口xiōng kǒuchest
胸前xiōng qián(on the) chest; bosom
胸罩xiōng zhàobrassiere (underwear); bra
胸怀 (胸懷)xiōng huáione's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast
胸围 (胸圍)xiōng wéichest measurement; bust
针对 (針對)zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
方针 (方針)fāng zhēnpolicy; guidelines

See also: Japanese symbol for “brooch”.

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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