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Chinese symbol for “gridiron”

支子
zhī zi
support; stand; trivet; (cooking utensil) gridiron

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gridiron is 支子 (zhī zi), defined as: support; stand; trivet; (cooking utensil) gridiron; (variant of 栀子 (zhī zi)) cape jasmine.

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

支 zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
radical 65 ⽀ · 4 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 支子.

WordPinyinMeaning
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support
支付zhī fùto pay (money)
支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support
支撑 (支撐)zhī chēngto prop up; to support
支出zhī chūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
支持者zhī chí zhěsupporter
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “gridiron”.

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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