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Chinese symbol for “jigsaw”

曲线锯
qū xiàn ju
Traditional: 曲線鋸
jigsaw

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jigsaw is 曲线锯 (qū xiàn ju), defined as: jigsaw.

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

曲 qū
crooked, bent; wrong, false
radical 73 ⽈ · 6 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
锯 ju
a saw; to saw, to amputate
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “jigsaw”

WordPinyinMeaning
钢丝锯 (鋼絲鋸)gāng sī jùjigsaw (saw with steel wire blade)
线锯 (線鋸)xiàn jùfret saw; jigsaw

Related words

Other words that share a character with 曲线锯.

WordPinyinMeaning
歌曲gē qǔsong
曲线 (曲線)qū xiàncurve; curved line
扭曲niǔ qūto twist; to warp
戏曲 (戲曲)xì qǔChinese opera
主题曲 (主題曲)zhǔ tí qǔtheme song
单曲 (單曲)dān qǔsingle (recording industry)
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route
在线 (在線)zài xiànonline; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun
锯齿 (鋸齒)jù chǐsawtooth

See also: Japanese symbol for “jigsaw”.

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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