Chinese symbol for “mallet”
槌
chuí
mallet; pestle; beetle (for wedging or ramming)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mallet is 槌 (chuí), defined as: mallet; pestle; beetle (for wedging or ramming).
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
Other Chinese words for “mallet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小槌 | xiǎo chuí | mallet; drumstick |
| 手锤 (手錘) | shǒu chuí | mallet; drumstick |
| 琴锤 (琴錘) | qín chuí | mallet; drumstick |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 槌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 棒槌 | bàng chuí | wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing) |
| 落槌 | luò chuí | (of an auctioneer) to bring down the gavel; to conclude an auction sale |
| 法槌 | fǎ chuí | gavel |
| 一槌定音 | yī chuí dìng yīn | variant of 一锤定音 (yī chuí dìng yīn) |
| 凸槌 | tū chuí | (slang) (Tw) to mess up; to screw up |
| 小槌 | xiǎo chuí | mallet; drumstick |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mallet”.
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.