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Chinese symbol for “handbrake”

手刹
shǒu shā
Traditional: 手剎
handbrake

The closest CC-CEDICT match for handbrake is 手刹 (shǒu shā), defined as: handbrake.

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
刹 shā
temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “handbrake”

WordPinyinMeaning
手闸 (手閘)shǒu zháhandbrake
手刹车 (手剎車)shǒu shā chēhandbrake
手掣shǒu chèhandbrake; game controller (Cantonese)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 手刹.

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
刹车 (剎車)shā chēto brake (when driving); to stop
一刹那 (一剎那)yī chà nàa moment; an instant

See also: Japanese symbol for “handbrake”.

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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