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Chinese symbol for “fitter”

钳工
qián gōng
Traditional: 鉗工
fitter; benchwork

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fitter is 钳工 (qián gōng), defined as: fitter; benchwork.

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

钳 qián
pincers, pliers, tongs; to compress
radical 167 ⾦ · 10 strokes
工 gōng
labor, work; laborer, worker
radical 48 ⼯ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钳工.

WordPinyinMeaning
钳子 (鉗子)qián zipliers; pincers
钳制 (鉗制)qián zhìto suppress; to muzzle; to gag
火钳 (火鉗)huǒ qiánfire tongs
夹钳 (夾鉗)jiā qiántongs
指甲钳 (指甲鉗)zhǐ jia qiánnail clipper
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
工业 (工業)gōng yèindustry
工程gōng chéngengineering; an engineering project

See also: Japanese symbol for “fitter”.

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.