Chinese symbol for “millstone”
碾盘
niǎn pán
Traditional: 碾盤
millstone
The closest CC-CEDICT match for millstone is 碾盘 (niǎn pán), defined as: millstone.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “millstone”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 碾盘.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 碾压 (碾壓) | niǎn yā | to crush or compact (with a roller); to run over (with a vehicle) |
| 碾碎 | niǎn suì | to pulverize; to crush |
| 碾子 | niǎn zi | roller (used for milling or crushing) |
| 碾磨 | niǎn mó | to mill; to grind |
| 碾过 (碾過) | niǎn guò | to crush sth by running over it |
| 键盘 (鍵盤) | jiàn pán | keyboard |
| 地盘 (地盤) | dì pán | domain; territory under one's control |
| 硬盘 (硬盤) | yìng pán | hard disk |
See also: Japanese symbol for “millstone”.
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.