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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

气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes
缸 gāng
earthen jug, crock, cistern
radical 121 ⽸ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cylinder”

WordPinyinMeaning
汽缸qì gāngcylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine)
圆柱体 (圓柱體)yuán zhù tǐcylinder (geometry)
柱体 (柱體)zhù tǐcylinder; prism (math.)
筒tǒngtube; cylinder
圆柱 (圓柱)yuán zhùcolumn; cylinder

Related words

Other words that share a character with 气缸.

WordPinyinMeaning
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
气候 (氣候)qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
生气 (生氣)shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
勇气 (勇氣)yǒng qìcourage
气氛 (氣氛)qì fēnatmosphere; mood
浴缸yù gāngbathtub
鱼缸 (魚缸)yú gāngfish 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.

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