Chinese symbol for “cylinder”
气缸
qì gāng
Traditional: 氣缸
cylinder (engine)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cylinder is 气缸 (qì gāng), defined as: cylinder (engine).
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 “cylinder”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汽缸 | qì gāng | cylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine) |
| 圆柱体 (圓柱體) | yuán zhù tǐ | cylinder (geometry) |
| 柱体 (柱體) | zhù tǐ | cylinder; prism (math.) |
| 筒 | tǒng | tube; cylinder |
| 圆柱 (圓柱) | yuán zhù | column; cylinder |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 气缸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 气候 (氣候) | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) |
| 生气 (生氣) | shēng qì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 勇气 (勇氣) | yǒng qì | courage |
| 气氛 (氣氛) | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood |
| 浴缸 | yù gāng | bathtub |
| 鱼缸 (魚缸) | yú gāng | fish tank; fishbowl |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cylinder”.
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.