Chinese symbol for “marionette”
提线木偶
tí xiàn mù ǒu
Traditional: 提線木偶
marionette
The closest CC-CEDICT match for marionette is 提线木偶 (tí xiàn mù ǒu), defined as: marionette.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 提线木偶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to call attention to |
| 提到 | tí dào | to mention; to raise (a subject) |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun |
| 木材 | mù cái | wood |
| 偶像 | ǒu xiàng | idol |
See also: Japanese symbol for “marionette”.
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.