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Chinese symbol for “quill”

翮
hé
quill

The closest CC-CEDICT match for quill is 翮 (hé), defined as: quill.

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

翮 hé
quill, feather stem
radical 124 ⽻ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “quill”

WordPinyinMeaning
羽茎 (羽莖)yǔ jīngquill

See also: Japanese symbol for “quill”.

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.