Chinese symbol for “puncture”
戳破
chuō pò
to puncture; to pierce; (fig.) to destroy (the facade concealing an unpleasant reality)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for puncture is 戳破 (chuō pò), defined as: to puncture; to pierce; (fig.) to destroy (the facade concealing an unpleasant reality).
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 “puncture”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺破 | cì pò | to puncture; to pierce |
| 戳穿 | chuō chuān | to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc) |
| 穿刺 | chuān cì | (medicine) to puncture; to do a needle biopsy |
| 扎穿 | zhā chuān | to prick; to puncture |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 戳破.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戳穿 | chuō chuān | to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc) |
| 邮戳 (郵戳) | yóu chuō | postmark |
| 戳记 (戳記) | chuō jì | stamp; seal |
| 刺戳 | cì chuō | to stab; to pierce |
| 日戳 | rì chuō | date stamp |
| 破坏 (破壞) | pò huài | destruction; damage |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through; to make a breakthrough |
| 打破 | dǎ pò | to break; to smash |
See also: Japanese symbol for “puncture”.
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.