Chinese symbol for “chopsticks”
筷子
kuài zi
chopsticks; 对 (duì),根 (gēn),把 (bǎ),双 (shuāng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chopsticks is 筷子 (kuài zi), defined as: chopsticks; 对 (duì),根 (gēn),把 (bǎ),双 (shuāng).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “chopsticks”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 箸 | zhù | (literary) chopsticks |
| 𬂩 (梜) | jiā | (old) chopsticks; Taiwan pr. [jia2] |
| 𬂩提 (梜提) | jiā tí | (old) chopsticks |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 筷子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 碗筷 | wǎn kuài | bowl and chopsticks; tableware |
| 公筷 | gōng kuài | serving chopsticks |
| 公筷母匙 | gōng kuài mǔ chí | (Tw) serving chopsticks and serving spoons used in communal dining to promote hygiene |
| 免洗筷 | miǎn xǐ kuài | (Tw) disposable chopsticks |
| 火筷子 | huǒ kuài zi | fire tongs; hair curling tongs |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chopsticks”.
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.