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Chinese symbol for “lancet”

柳叶刀
liǔ yè dāo
Traditional: 柳葉刀
lancet (surgeon's knife)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lancet is 柳叶刀 (liǔ yè dāo), defined as: lancet (surgeon's knife).

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

柳 liǔ
willow tree; pleasure; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
叶 yè
leaf, page; surname
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
刀 dāo
knife; old coin; measure
radical 18 ⼑ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 柳叶刀.

WordPinyinMeaning
柳树 (柳樹)liǔ shùwillow
杨柳 (楊柳)yáng liǔwillow tree; poplar and willow
柳条 (柳條)liǔ tiáowillow twig; osier; wicker
柳絮liǔ xùwillow catkin
垂柳chuí liǔweeping willow (Salix babylonica)
柳橙汁liǔ chéng zhī(Tw) orange juice
茶叶 (茶葉)chá yètea; tea leaves
叶子 (葉子)yè zileaf (CL:片 (piàn)); (slang) marijuana
刀子dāo ziknife; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “lancet”.

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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