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Chinese symbol for “jug”

坛子
tán zi
Traditional: 罈子
jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jug is 坛子 (tán zi), defined as: jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening).

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

坛 tán
altar; arena; examination hall
radical 32 ⼟ · 7 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “jug”

WordPinyinMeaning
细颈瓶 (細頸瓶)xì jǐng píngjug

Related words

Other words that share a character with 坛子.

WordPinyinMeaning
论坛 (論壇)lùn tánforum (for discussion)
政坛 (政壇)zhèng tánpolitical circles
文坛 (文壇)wén tánliterary circles
祭坛 (祭壇)jì tánaltar
花坛 (花壇)huā tándecorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape
足坛 (足壇)zú tánsoccer circles; soccer world
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “jug”.

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.