Chinese symbol for “plumber”
管工
guǎn gōng
plumber; pipe-worker
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plumber is 管工 (guǎn gōng), defined as: plumber; pipe-worker.
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
Other Chinese words for “plumber”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水暖工 | shuǐ nuǎn gōng | plumber; heating engineer |
| 水管工 | shuǐ guǎn gōng | plumber |
| 水管工人 | shuǐ guǎn gōng rén | plumber |
| 管子工 | guǎn zi gōng | plumber; pipe-fitter |
| 铅管工 (鉛管工) | qiān guǎn gōng | plumber |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 管工.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage |
| 尽管 (儘管) | jǐn guǎn | despite; although |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned; regardless of |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | in charge; responsible for |
| 监管 (監管) | jiān guǎn | to oversee; to take charge of |
| 管制 | guǎn zhì | to control; to restrict |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 工业 (工業) | gōng yè | industry |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plumber”.
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.