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Chinese symbol for “putt”

推杆
tuī gān
Traditional: 推桿
push rod or tappet (mechanics); putter (golf); to putt (golf)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for putt is 推杆 (tuī gān), defined as: push rod or tappet (mechanics); putter (golf); to putt (golf).

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
杆 gān
cane, pole, stick
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “putt”

WordPinyinMeaning
轻击球 (輕擊球)qīng jī qiúto hit the ball lightly (sport); putt (golf)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 推杆.

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
杠杆 (槓桿)gàng gǎnlever; pry bar
栏杆 (欄杆)lán gānrailing; banister

See also: Japanese symbol for “putt”.

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.