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Chinese symbol for “forceps”

镊子
niè zi
Traditional: 鑷子
tweezers; forceps

The closest CC-CEDICT match for forceps is 镊子 (niè zi), defined as: tweezers; forceps.

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

镊 niè
tweezers, forceps, pliers; to nip, to pluck
radical 167 ⾦ · 15 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “forceps”

WordPinyinMeaning
钳子 (鉗子)qián zipliers; pincers

Related words

Other words that share a character with 镊子.

WordPinyinMeaning
手术镊 (手術鑷)shǒu shù nièsurgical forceps
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 “forceps”.

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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