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Chinese symbol for “hooper”

箍桶匠
gū tǒng jiàng
cooper; hooper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hooper is 箍桶匠 (gū tǒng jiàng), defined as: cooper; hooper.

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

箍 gū
hoop; to surround, to bind
radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes
桶 tǒng
bucket, pail, tub; can, cask, keg
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
匠 jiàng
artisan, craftsman, workman
radical 22 ⼕ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 箍桶匠.

WordPinyinMeaning
金箍棒jīn gū bànggolden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西游记 (Xī yóu Jì)
紧箍咒 (緊箍咒)jǐn gū zhòuthe Band-tightening Spell (in 西游记 (Xī yóu Jì)); a spell or incantation for controlling sb
轮箍 (輪箍)lún gūtire
头箍 (頭箍)tóu gūheadband
箍桶gū tǒnghooped barrel; to handmake a wooden barrel
铁箍 (鐵箍)tiě gūiron hoop
马桶 (馬桶)mǎ tǒngchamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet
垃圾桶lā jī tǒngtrash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4se4tong3]
工匠gōng jiàngcraftsman; artisan

See also: Japanese symbol for “hooper”.

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.