Chinese symbol for “nick”

缺口

quē kǒu

nick; jag; gap; shortfall

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nick is 缺口 (quē kǒu), defined as: nick; jag; gap; shortfall.

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

缺 quē

to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit

radical 121 ⽸ · 10 strokes

口 kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 缺口.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
缺乏	quē fá	to lack; to be short of
缺少	quē shǎo	lack; shortage of
缺点 (缺點)	quē diǎn	weak point; fault
缺陷	quē xiàn	defect; flaw
短缺	duǎn quē	shortage
缺席	quē xí	to be absent
人口	rén kǒu	population; people
出口	chū kǒu	an exit; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “nick”.

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.