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Chinese symbol for “mesh”

啮合
niè hé
Traditional: 嚙合
(of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh; to engage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mesh is 啮合 (niè hé), defined as: (of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh; to engage.

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

啮 niè
to bite, to gnaw
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes
合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mesh”

WordPinyinMeaning
网眼 (網眼)wǎng yǎnmesh
网孔 (網孔)wǎng kǒngmesh
网目 (網目)wǎng mùmesh
网片 (網片)wǎng piànmesh; netting
目mùeye; (literary) to look; to regard

Related words

Other words that share a character with 啮合.

WordPinyinMeaning
啮齿动物 (嚙齒動物)niè chǐ dòng wùrodent
啮齿类 (囓齒類)niè chǐ lèirodents
咬啮 (咬嚙)yǎo nièto gnaw
啮齿目 (嚙齒目)niè chǐ mùorder of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join

See also: Japanese symbol for “mesh”.

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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