Chinese symbol for “kettle”
水壶
shuǐ hú
Traditional: 水壺
kettle; canteen; watering can
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kettle is 水壶 (shuǐ hú), defined as: kettle; canteen; watering can.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “kettle”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 水壶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement; measure word: 袋 (dài) |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge; flood |
| 水准 (水準) | shuǐ zhǔn | level (of achievement etc); standard |
| 水库 (水庫) | shuǐ kù | reservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 茶壶 (茶壺) | chá hú | teapot; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 冰壶 (冰壺) | bīng hú | jade pot for cold water; curling (sport) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kettle”.
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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