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Chinese symbol for “propeller”

推进器
tuī jìn qì
Traditional: 推進器
propeller; propulsion unit; thruster

The closest CC-CEDICT match for propeller is 推进器 (tuī jìn qì), defined as: propeller; propulsion unit; thruster.

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

推 tuī
to push; to expel; to drive; to decline
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
进 jìn
to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “propeller”

WordPinyinMeaning
螺旋桨 (螺旋槳)luó xuán jiǎngpropeller
螺桨 (螺槳)luó jiǎngpropeller

Related words

Other words that share a character with 推进器.

WordPinyinMeaning
推动 (推動)tuī dòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
推出tuī chūto push out; to release
推荐 (推薦)tuī jiànto recommend
推进 (推進)tuī jìnto impel; to carry forward
推广 (推廣)tuī guǎngto extend; to spread
推翻tuī fānto overthrow
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
进入 (進入)jìn rùto enter; to go into
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “propeller”.

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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