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Chinese symbol for “earthenware”

土器
tǔ qì
earthenware

The closest CC-CEDICT match for earthenware is 土器 (tǔ qì), defined as: earthenware.

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

土 tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
radical 32 ⼟ · 3 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 土器.

WordPinyinMeaning
土地tǔ dìland; soil
领土 (領土)lǐng tǔterritory
本土běn tǔone's native country; native
土壤tǔ rǎngsoil
国土 (國土)guó tǔcountry's territory; national land
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
机器 (機器)jī qìmachine; 台 (tái),部 (bù),个 (gè)
机器人 (機器人)jī qì rénrobot; android

See also: Japanese symbol for “earthenware”.

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.