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Chinese symbol for “muzzle”

钳制
qián zhì
Traditional: 鉗制
to suppress; to muzzle; to gag

The closest CC-CEDICT match for muzzle is 钳制 (qián zhì), defined as: to suppress; to muzzle; to gag.

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

钳 qián
pincers, pliers, tongs; to compress
radical 167 ⾦ · 10 strokes
制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “muzzle”

WordPinyinMeaning
口吻kǒu wěntone of voice; connotation in intonation
口络 (口絡)kǒu luòmuzzle (over a dog's mouth)
嘴套zuǐ tàomuzzle (for a dog etc)
箍嘴gū zuǐto muzzle
笼嘴 (籠嘴)lóng zuǐmuzzle (device)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钳制.

WordPinyinMeaning
钳子 (鉗子)qián zipliers; pincers
钳工 (鉗工)qián gōngfitter; benchwork
火钳 (火鉗)huǒ qiánfire tongs
夹钳 (夾鉗)jiā qiántongs
指甲钳 (指甲鉗)zhǐ jia qiánnail clipper
控制kòng zhìto control
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit

See also: Japanese symbol for “muzzle”.

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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