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Chinese symbol for “flail”

桲
bó
flail

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flail is 桲 (bó), defined as: flail.

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

桲 bó
quince
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “flail”

WordPinyinMeaning
连枷 (連枷)lián jiāflail
耞jiāflail (for threshing grain); old variant of 枷 (jiā)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 桲.

WordPinyinMeaning
榅桲 (榲桲)wēn poquince (Cydonia oblonga)

See also: Japanese symbol for “flail”.

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.