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Chinese symbol for “rafter”

桷
jué
rafter; malus toringo

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rafter is 桷 (jué), defined as: rafter; malus toringo.

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

桷 jué
rafter; Malus toringo
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “rafter”

WordPinyinMeaning
榱cuīrafter (classical)
椽chuánbeam; rafter
桴fúbeam; rafter
欂bórafter
椽子chuán zibeam; rafter

See also: Japanese symbol for “rafter”.

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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