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Chinese symbol for “glove”

手套
shǒu tào
glove; mitten; 双 (shuāng),只 (zhī)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for glove is 手套 (shǒu tào), defined as: glove; mitten; 双 (shuāng),只 (zhī).

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

手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
套 tào
case, cover, envelope, wrapper
radical 37 ⼤ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 手套.

WordPinyinMeaning
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
手术 (手術)shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
对手 (對手)duì shǒuopponent; rival
歌手gē shǒusinger
一套yī tàosuit; a set
配套pèi tàoto form a complete set; compatible

See also: Japanese symbol for “glove”.

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.