Chinese symbol for “miller”

磨坊主

mò fáng zhǔ

miller

The closest CC-CEDICT match for miller is 磨坊主 (mò fáng zhǔ), defined as: miller.

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

磨 mò

millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out

radical 112 ⽯ · 16 strokes

坊 fáng

neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill

radical 32 ⼟ · 7 strokes

主 zhǔ

to own; to host; master; host; lord

radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 磨坊主.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
折磨	zhé mó	to torment; to torture
琢磨	zhuó mó	to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
磨损 (磨損)	mó sǔn	to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
磨难 (磨難)	mó nàn	a torment; a trial
消磨	xiāo mó	to wear down; to sap
街坊	jiē fāng	neighborhood; neighbor
作坊	zuō fang	workshop (of artisan)
牌坊	pái fāng	memorial arch
主要	zhǔ yào	main; principal; major; primary

See also: Japanese symbol for “miller”.

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.