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Chinese symbol for “hacksaw”

钢锯
gāng jù
Traditional: 鋼鋸
hacksaw

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hacksaw is 钢锯 (gāng jù), defined as: hacksaw.

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

钢 gāng
steel; hard, strong, tough
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes
锯 jù
a saw; to saw, to amputate
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钢锯.

WordPinyinMeaning
钢铁 (鋼鐵)gāng tiěsteel
钢琴 (鋼琴)gāng qínpiano; measure word: 架 (jià), 台 (tái)
钢材 (鋼材)gāng cáisteel (as raw material); steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc
钢筋 (鋼筋)gāng jīnsteel reinforcing bar
不锈钢 (不銹鋼)bù xiù gāngstainless steel
锯齿 (鋸齒)jù chǐsawtooth
电锯 (電鋸)diàn jùelectric chainsaw
拉锯战 (拉鋸戰)lā jù zhànto-and-fro tussle; closely-fought contest

See also: Japanese symbol for “hacksaw”.

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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