Chinese symbol for “cooper”
箍桶匠
gū tǒng jiàng
cooper; hooper
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cooper is 箍桶匠 (gū tǒng jiàng), defined as: cooper; hooper.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 箍桶匠.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金箍棒 | jīn gū bàng | golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西游记 (Xī yóu Jì) |
| 紧箍咒 (緊箍咒) | jǐn gū zhòu | the Band-tightening Spell (in 西游记 (Xī yóu Jì)); a spell or incantation for controlling sb |
| 轮箍 (輪箍) | lún gū | tire |
| 头箍 (頭箍) | tóu gū | headband |
| 箍桶 | gū tǒng | hooped barrel; to handmake a wooden barrel |
| 铁箍 (鐵箍) | tiě gū | iron hoop |
| 马桶 (馬桶) | mǎ tǒng | chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet |
| 垃圾桶 | lā jī tǒng | trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4se4tong3] |
| 工匠 | gōng jiàng | craftsman; artisan |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cooper”.
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.