Chinese symbol for “drawer”
抽屉
chōu ti
Traditional: 抽屜
drawer
The closest CC-CEDICT match for drawer is 抽屉 (chōu ti), defined as: drawer.
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 “drawer”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屉 (屜) | tì | drawer; tier; tray |
| 屉子 (屜子) | tì zi | drawer; stackable cooking vessel |
| 抽斗 | chōu dǒu | drawer |
| 抽头 (抽頭) | chōu tóu | to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling); tap (in an electromagnetic coil) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 抽屉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抽烟 (抽煙) | chōu yān | variant of 抽烟 (chōu yān) |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract; abstraction |
| 抽出 | chōu chū | to take out; to extract |
| 抽取 | chōu qǔ | to extract; to remove |
| 笼屉 (籠屜) | lóng tì | bamboo steamer (for buns or dim sum) |
| 三屉桌 (三屜桌) | sān tì zhuō | three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture) |
| 屉子 (屜子) | tì zi | drawer; stackable cooking vessel |
See also: Japanese symbol for “drawer”.
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.