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Chinese symbol for “jag”

缺口
quē kǒu
nick; jag; gap; shortfall

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jag is 缺口 (quē kǒu), defined as: nick; jag; gap; shortfall.

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

缺 quē
to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
radical 121 ⽸ · 10 strokes
口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 缺口.

WordPinyinMeaning
缺乏quē fáto lack; to be short of
缺少quē shǎolack; shortage of
缺点 (缺點)quē diǎnweak point; fault
缺陷quē xiàndefect; flaw
短缺duǎn quēshortage
缺席quē xíto be absent
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
出口chū kǒuan exit; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “jag”.

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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