Chinese symbol for “plunger”
柱塞
zhù sāi
plunger; (automotive) piston
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plunger is 柱塞 (zhù sāi), defined as: plunger; (automotive) piston.
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 “plunger”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 柱塞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支柱 | zhī zhù | mainstay; pillar |
| 柱子 | zhù zi | pillar; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 石柱 | shí zhù | stela; upright stone |
| 圆柱 (圓柱) | yuán zhù | column; cylinder |
| 脊柱 | jǐ zhù | spinal column; columna vertebralis |
| 中流砥柱 | zhōng liú dǐ zhù | mainstay; cornerstone |
| 堵塞 | dǔ sè | to clog up; blockage |
| 活塞 | huó sāi | piston |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plunger”.
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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