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Chinese symbol for “jam”

卡住
kǎ zhù
to jam; to choke; to clutch; also pr. [qia3 zhu4]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jam is 卡住 (kǎ zhù), defined as: to jam; to choke; to clutch; also pr. [qia3 zhu4].

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

卡 kǎ
card, punch card; calorie
radical 25 ⼘ · 5 strokes
住 zhù
to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “jam”

WordPinyinMeaning
果酱 (果醬)guǒ jiàngjam
卡壳 (卡殼)qiǎ ké(of a bullet or shell) to jam; (fig.) to get stuck; to be held up; to reach an impasse
卡弹 (卡彈)kǎ dànto jam (rifle)
酱 (醬)jiàngthick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卡住.

WordPinyinMeaning
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
卡车 (卡車)kǎ chētruck; 辆 (liàng)
卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)
卡片kǎ piàncard
银行卡 (銀行卡)yín háng kǎbank card
居住jū zhùto reside; to dwell
住宅zhù zháiresidence; dwelling; abode

See also: Japanese symbol for “jam”.

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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