Chinese symbol for “grater”
刨丝器
bào sī qì
Traditional: 刨絲器
grater; shredder
The closest CC-CEDICT match for grater is 刨丝器 (bào sī qì), defined as: grater; shredder.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “grater”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 礤 | cǎ | shredder; grater (kitchen implement for grating vegetables) |
| 擦子 | cā zi | eraser; (kitchen) grater |
| 礤床 | cǎ chuáng | vegetable shredder; grater |
| 礤床儿 (礤床兒) | cǎ chuáng r | shredder; grater (kitchen implement for grating vegetables) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 刨丝器.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刨根问底 (刨根問底) | páo gēn wèn dǐ | to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| 刨冰 | bào bīng | shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage |
| 刨花板 | bào huā bǎn | particle board; chipboard |
| 刨床 | bào chuáng | planer; planing machine |
| 刨花 | bào huā | wood shavings |
| 刨子 | bào zi | plane |
| 粉丝 (粉絲) | fěn sī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") |
| 丝毫 (絲毫) | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree; a bit |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms |
See also: Japanese symbol for “grater”.
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.