King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “mow”

刈
yì
mow

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mow is 刈 (yì), defined as: mow.

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

刈 yì
to cut off, to reap, to mow; sickle
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mow”

WordPinyinMeaning
芟shānto cut down; to mow
乂yìto regulate; to govern
摲shànto cut down; mow

Related words

Other words that share a character with 刈.

WordPinyinMeaning
刈包guà bāopopular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro

See also: Japanese symbol for “mow”.

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.