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Chinese symbol for “clog”

梗塞
gěng sè
to clog; to block; to obstruct

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clog is 梗塞 (gěng sè), defined as: to clog; to block; to obstruct.

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

梗 gěng
stem, branch; to hinder, to block
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
塞 sè
to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress
radical 32 ⼟ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “clog”

WordPinyinMeaning
阻塞zǔ sèto block; to clog
阻绝 (阻絕)zǔ juéto block; to obstruct

Related words

Other words that share a character with 梗塞.

WordPinyinMeaning
梗概gěng gàibroad outline; gist; summary
桔梗jié gěngChinese bellflower; balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
心肌梗塞xīn jī gěng sè(Tw) myocardial infarction; heart attack
心肌梗死xīn jī gěng sǐmyocardial infarction; heart attack
梗阻gěng zǔto obstruct; to hamper; (medicine) obstruction
堵塞dǔ sèto clog up; blockage
活塞huó sāipiston
塞车 (塞車)sāi chētraffic jam

See also: Japanese symbol for “clog”.

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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