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Chinese symbol for “clip”

夹子
jiā zi
Traditional: 夾子
clip; clamp; tongs; folder

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clip is 夹子 (jiā zi), defined as: clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet.

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

夹 jiā
to support; to be wedged between
radical 37 ⼤ · 6 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “clip”

WordPinyinMeaning
卡qiǎto block; to be stuck
卡子qiǎ ziclip; hair fastener
卡扣qiǎ kòuclip; buckle
夹 (夾)jiāto press from either side; to place in between
卡榫kǎ sǔnclip; latch (on a clip-into-place component)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 夹子.

WordPinyinMeaning
文件夹 (文件夾)wén jiàn jiāfolder; file (paper)
夹击 (夾擊)jiā jīpincer attack; attack from two or more sides
夹克 (夾克)jiā kè(loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4]
夹杂 (夾雜)jiā záto mix together (disparate substances); to mingle
夹带 (夾帶)jiā dàito carry within it; to be mixed in
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “clip”.

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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