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Chinese symbol for “knob”

旋钮
xuán niǔ
Traditional: 旋鈕
knob (e.g. handle or radio button)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for knob is 旋钮 (xuán niǔ), defined as: knob (e.g. handle or radio button).

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

旋 xuán
to revolve, to orbit, to return
radical 70 ⽅ · 11 strokes
钮 niǔ
button, knob; surname
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “knob”

WordPinyinMeaning
把手bǎ shouhandle; grip

Related words

Other words that share a character with 旋钮.

WordPinyinMeaning
旋转 (旋轉)xuán zhuǎnto rotate; to revolve
旋律xuán lǜmelody
旋风 (旋風)xuàn fēngwhirlwind; tornado
螺旋luó xuánspiral; helix
气旋 (氣旋)qì xuáncyclone
主旋律zhǔ xuán lǜ(music) theme; principal melody; (fig.) central theme; main idea
按钮 (按鈕)àn niǔto push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
钮扣 (鈕釦)niǔ kòuvariant of 纽扣 (niǔ kòu)

See also: Japanese symbol for “knob”.

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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