Chinese symbol for “kiln”
窑
yáo
Traditional: 窯
kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kiln is 窑 (yáo), defined as: kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel.
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 “kiln”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 窑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窑洞 (窯洞) | yáo dòng | yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China); measure word: 孔 (kǒng) |
| 砖窑 (磚窯) | zhuān yáo | brick kiln |
| 窑子 (窯子) | yáo zi | (old) low-grade brothel |
| 土窑 (土窯) | tǔ yáo | earthen kiln; loess cave |
| 窑姐 (窯姐) | yáo jiě | (dialect) prostitute |
| 窑场 (窰場) | yáo cháng | (Yuan dynasty) porcelain kilns (under imperial administration) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kiln”.
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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