Chinese symbol for “duct”

导管

dǎo guǎn

Traditional: 導管

duct; pipe; conduit; (botany) vessel; (medicine) catheter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for duct is 导管 (dǎo guǎn), defined as: duct; pipe; conduit; (botany) vessel; (medicine) catheter.

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

导 dǎo

to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct

radical 41 ⼨ · 6 strokes

管 guǎn

tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control

radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

導 dǎo

Related words

Other words that share a character with 导管.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
领导 (領導)	lǐng dǎo	lead; leading
导致 (導致)	dǎo zhì	to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
指导 (指導)	zhǐ dǎo	to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
领导人 (領導人)	lǐng dǎo rén	leader
导演 (導演)	dǎo yǎn	to direct; director (film etc)
报导 (報導)	bào dǎo	to report (in the media); (news) report
管理	guǎn lǐ	to supervise; to manage
尽管 (儘管)	jǐn guǎn	despite; although

See also: Japanese symbol for “duct”.

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.