Chinese symbol for “hilt”
缑
gōu
Traditional: 緱
rope attached to a sword hilt; (archaic) hilt; sword
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hilt is 缑 (gōu), defined as: rope attached to a sword hilt; (archaic) hilt; sword.
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
Traditional forms
See also: Japanese symbol for “hilt”.
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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