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Chinese symbol for “chipper”

起扑杆
qǐ pū gān
Traditional: 起撲桿
chipper (golf)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chipper is 起扑杆 (qǐ pū gān), defined as: chipper (golf).

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

起 qǐ
to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
radical 156 ⾛ · 10 strokes
扑 pū
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes
杆 gān
cane, pole, stick
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 起扑杆.

WordPinyinMeaning
起来 (起來)qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
看起来 (看起來)kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
想起xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of
扑克 (撲克)pū kèpoker (game) (loanword); playing cards
扑灭 (撲滅)pū mièto eradicate; to extinguish
扑克牌 (撲克牌)pū kè páipoker (card game); playing card
杠杆 (槓桿)gàng gǎnlever; pry bar

See also: Japanese symbol for “chipper”.

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.