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Chinese symbol for “corset”

马甲
mǎ jiǎ
Traditional: 馬甲
corset; sockpuppet (Internet slang); vest (dialect)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for corset is 马甲 (mǎ jiǎ), defined as: corset; sockpuppet (Internet slang); vest (dialect).

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

马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes
甲 jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “corset”

WordPinyinMeaning
束腹shù fùcorset; girdle
束衣shù yīcorset (clothing)
束身内衣 (束身內衣)shù shēn nèi yīcorset

Related words

Other words that share a character with 马甲.

WordPinyinMeaning
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
马路 (馬路)mǎ lùstreet; road
人马 (人馬)rén mǎmen and horses; troops
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
宝马 (寶馬)bǎo mǎprecious horse
装甲 (裝甲)zhuāng jiǎvehicle armor
指甲zhǐ jiafingernail

See also: Japanese symbol for “corset”.

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.