Chinese symbol for “crucible”
坩埚
gān guō
Traditional: 坩堝
crucible
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crucible is 坩埚 (gān guō), defined as: crucible.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “crucible”
See also: Japanese symbol for “crucible”.
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.