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Chinese symbol for “mason”

泥水匠
ní shuǐ jiàng
mason

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mason is 泥水匠 (ní shuǐ jiàng), defined as: mason.

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

泥 ní
mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes
匠 jiàng
artisan, craftsman, workman
radical 22 ⼕ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mason”

WordPinyinMeaning
泥工ní gōngmason; masonry work
泥瓦匠ní wǎ jiàngbricklayer; tiler

Related words

Other words that share a character with 泥水匠.

WordPinyinMeaning
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
泥土ní tǔearth; soil; mud; clay
泥沙ní shāsilt
草泥马 (草泥馬)cǎo ní mǎsee 肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā) (near homophone used to avoid Internet censorship); (Internet slang) fictional alpaca-like animal; by extension, an actu
泥泞 (泥濘)ní nìngmuddy; mud
泥巴ní ba(coll.) mud
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
工匠gōng jiàngcraftsman; artisan

See also: Japanese symbol for “mason”.

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.