Chinese symbol for “ream”
锪
huō
Traditional: 鍃
(metalwork) to ream; to countersink; to counterbore; Taiwan pr. [huo4]
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ream is 锪 (huō), defined as: (metalwork) to ream; to countersink; to counterbore; Taiwan pr. [huo4].
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ream”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 锪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 锪孔 (鍃孔) | huō kǒng | an enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole, either funnel-shaped (a countersink) or cylindrical (a counterbore) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ream”.
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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