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Chinese symbol for “rake”

耙
pá
a rake

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rake is 耙 (pá), defined as: a rake.

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

耙 pá
to rake
radical 127 ⽾ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “rake”

WordPinyinMeaning
钉耙 (釘耙)dīng párake
耙子pá zia rake
木齿耙 (木齒耙)mù chǐ páa rake (with wooden teeth)
草耙cǎo páa rake
钉钯 (釘鈀)dīng bǎrake

Related words

Other words that share a character with 耙.

WordPinyinMeaning
钉耙 (釘耙)dīng párake
耙子pá zia rake
倒打一耙dào dǎ yī pálit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (a
耙地bà dìto harrow; to break the ground with a hoe
九齿钉耙 (九齒釘耙)jiǔ chǐ dīng páThe Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 猪八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè))
木齿耙 (木齒耙)mù chǐ páa rake (with wooden teeth)

See also: Japanese symbol for “rake”.

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.