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Chinese symbol for “prop”

道具
dào jù
(theater) prop; paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prop is 道具 (dào jù), defined as: (theater) prop; paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact.

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

道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes
具 jù
tool, implement; to draw up, to write
radical 12 ⼋ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “prop”

WordPinyinMeaning
支柱zhī zhùmainstay; pillar
橕chēnga prop; a shore
撑杆 (撐杆)chēng gāna pole; a prop
榰zhībase of pillar; prop

Related words

Other words that share a character with 道具.

WordPinyinMeaning
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
难道 (難道)nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
道路dào lùroad; path
道德dào dévirtue; morality
频道 (頻道)pín dàofrequency; (television) channel
具有jù yǒuto have; to possess
工具gōng jùtool; instrument

See also: Japanese symbol for “prop”.

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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