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Chinese symbol for “extraction”

回采
huí cǎi
Traditional: 回採
stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces); to extract ore; extraction; to pull back

The closest CC-CEDICT match for extraction is 回采 (huí cǎi), defined as: stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces); to extract ore; extraction; to pull back.

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

回 huí
to return, to turn around; a time
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes
采 cǎi
to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
radical 165 ⾤ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 回采.

WordPinyinMeaning
回来 (回來)huí laito return; to come back
回到huí dàoto return to
回家huí jiāto return home
回答huí dáto reply; to answer; reply; answer
回应 (回應)huí yìngto respond; response
回去huí quto return; to go back
采用 (採用)cǎi yòngto adopt; to employ
采取 (採取)cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take

See also: Japanese symbol for “extraction”.

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.

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