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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “propeller”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 推进器.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推动 (推動) | tuī dòng | to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to |
| 推出 | tuī chū | to push out; to release |
| 推荐 (推薦) | tuī jiàn | to recommend |
| 推进 (推進) | tuī jìn | to impel; to carry forward |
| 推广 (推廣) | tuī guǎng | to extend; to spread |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to 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 rù | to enter; to go into |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; 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.