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Chinese symbol for “duster”

掸子
dǎn zi
Traditional: 撣子
duster; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for duster is 掸子 (dǎn zi), defined as: duster; measure word: 把 (bǎ).

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

掸 dǎn
to dust; a duster
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “duster”

WordPinyinMeaning
掸 (撣)dǎnto brush away; to dust off
笰fúduster
拂尘 (拂塵)fú chénhorsetail whisk; duster

Related words

Other words that share a character with 掸子.

WordPinyinMeaning
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)
妻子qī zǐwife and children
样子 (樣子)yàng ziappearance; manner

See also: Japanese symbol for “duster”.

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.