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Chinese symbol for “peeler”

刮皮刀
guā pí dāo
peeler; potato peeler

The closest CC-CEDICT match for peeler is 刮皮刀 (guā pí dāo), defined as: peeler; potato peeler.

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

刮 guā
to shave; to scrape; to blow
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes
皮 pí
skin, hide, fur, feathers
radical 107 ⽪ · 5 strokes
刀 dāo
knife; old coin; measure
radical 18 ⼑ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “peeler”

WordPinyinMeaning
剥皮器 (剝皮器)bō pí qìpeeler (e.g. for vegetables)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 刮皮刀.

WordPinyinMeaning
搜刮sōu guāto rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry
刮目相看guā mù xiāng kànto have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
刮伤 (刮傷)guā shāngscratch (wound); scratch (damage to an object)
刮风 (颳風)guā fēngto be windy
刮痧guā shāgua sha (technique in TCM)
刮脸 (刮臉)guā liǎnto shave one's face
皮肤 (皮膚)pí fūskin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài)
皮革pí géleather; 张 (zhāng)
刀子dāo ziknife; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “peeler”.

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.