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Chinese symbol for “coupler”

联轴器
lián zhòu qì
Traditional: 聯軸器
(mechanics) coupler; coupling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coupler is 联轴器 (lián zhòu qì), defined as: (mechanics) coupler; coupling.

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

联 lián
ally, associate; to connect, to join
radical 128 ⽿ · 12 strokes
轴 zhòu
axle, pivot, shaft; axis
radical 159 ⾞ · 9 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 联轴器.

WordPinyinMeaning
联系 (聯係)lián xìvariant of 联系 (lián xì)
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
联盟 (聯盟)lián méngalliance; union
联邦 (聯邦)lián bāngfederal; federation
联络 (聯絡)lián luòto get in touch with; to contact
轴承 (軸承)zhóu chéng(mechanical) bearing
主轴 (主軸)zhǔ zhóuaxis; principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc)
卷轴 (卷軸)juàn zhóuscroll (book or painting)
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “coupler”.

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.