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Chinese symbol for “pitcher”

瓶
píng
bottle; vase; pitcher; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pitcher is 瓶 (píng), defined as: bottle; vase; pitcher; 个 (gè); classifier for wine and liquids.

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

瓶 píng
bottle, jug, pitcher, vase
radical 98 ⽡ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pitcher”

WordPinyinMeaning
罐子guàn zijar; pitcher
投手tóu shǒuthrower; pitcher

Related words

Other words that share a character with 瓶.

WordPinyinMeaning
瓶子píng zibottle; 个 (gè)
瓶颈 (瓶頸)píng jǐngneck of a bottle; (fig.) bottleneck
花瓶huā píngflower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
瓶装 (瓶裝)píng zhuāngbottled
奶瓶nǎi píngbaby's feeding bottle
瓶盖 (瓶蓋)píng gàibottle cap

See also: Japanese symbol for “pitcher”.

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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