Chinese symbol for “crutches”
拐杖
guǎi zhàng
crutches; crutch; walking stick
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crutches is 拐杖 (guǎi zhàng), defined as: crutches; crutch; walking stick.
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
Other Chinese words for “crutches”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拐杖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诱拐 (誘拐) | yòu guǎi | to abduct; to kidnap |
| 拐卖 (拐賣) | guǎi mài | human trafficking; to abduct and sell |
| 拐弯 (拐彎) | guǎi wān | to go round a curve; to turn a corner |
| 拐骗 (拐騙) | guǎi piàn | swindle; abduct |
| 拐角 | guǎi jiǎo | to turn a corner; corner |
| 魔杖 | mó zhàng | magic wand |
| 手杖 | shǒu zhàng | cane; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 权杖 (權杖) | quán zhàng | scepter |
See also: Japanese symbol for “crutches”.
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.