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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 支子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 支付 | zhī fù | to pay (money) |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance; to support |
| 支撑 (支撐) | zhī chēng | to prop up; to support |
| 支出 | zhī chū | to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure |
| 支持者 | zhī chí zhě | supporter |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
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.