Chinese symbol for “hoist”
吊车
diào chē
Traditional: 吊車
hoist; crane; elevator
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hoist is 吊车 (diào chē), defined as: hoist; crane; elevator.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hoist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊起 | diào qǐ | to hoist |
| 扬 (揚) | yáng | to raise; to hoist |
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist |
| 升起 | shēng qǐ | to raise; to hoist |
| 葫芦 (葫蘆) | hú lu | calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 吊车.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊销 (吊銷) | diào xiāo | to suspend (an agreement); to revoke |
| 上吊 | shàng diào | to hang oneself |
| 吊死 | diào sǐ | death by hanging; to hang oneself |
| 吊唁 | diào yàn | to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole |
| 提心吊胆 (提心吊膽) | tí xīn diào dǎn | (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge |
| 汽车 (汽車) | qì chē | car; automobile |
| 车辆 (車輛) | chē liàng | vehicle |
| 火车 (火車) | huǒ chē | train; measure word: 列 (liè), 节 (jié), 班 (bān), 趟 (tàng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hoist”.
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.