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Chinese symbol for “drier”

干燥机
gān zào jī
Traditional: 乾燥機
a drier

The closest CC-CEDICT match for drier is 干燥机 (gān zào jī), defined as: a drier.

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

干 gān
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
radical 51 ⼲ · 3 strokes
燥 zào
arid, dry, parched; quick-tempered
radical 86 ⽕ · 17 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 干燥机.

WordPinyinMeaning
干部 (幹部)gàn bùcadre; official
干净 (乾淨)gān jìngclean; neat
干嘛 (幹嘛)gàn máwhat are you doing?; whatever for?
若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?
干扰 (干擾)gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere
干涉gān shèto interfere; to meddle
干燥 (乾燥)gān zào(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry
枯燥kū zàodry and dull; uninteresting; tedious
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “drier”.

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.