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Chinese symbol for “revolver”

左轮手枪
zuǒ lún shǒu qiāng
Traditional: 左輪手槍
revolver

The closest CC-CEDICT match for revolver is 左轮手枪 (zuǒ lún shǒu qiāng), defined as: revolver.

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

左 zuǒ
left; unorthodox, improper
radical 48 ⼯ · 5 strokes
轮 lún
wheel; to turn, to revolve; to recur
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
枪 qiāng
gun, rife; lance, spear
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “revolver”

WordPinyinMeaning
转轮手枪 (轉輪手槍)zhuàn lún shǒu qiāngrevolver (handgun)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 左轮手枪.

WordPinyinMeaning
左右zuǒ yòuleft and right; nearby
左派zuǒ pài(political) left; left wing
左翼zuǒ yìleft-wing (political)
左边 (左邊)zuǒ bianleft; the left side
左手zuǒ shǒuleft hand; left-hand side
左侧 (左側)zuǒ cèleft side
轮胎 (輪胎)lún tāitire; pneumatic tire
一轮 (一輪)yī lúnfirst round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
开枪 (開槍)kāi qiāngto open fire; to shoot a gun

See also: Japanese symbol for “revolver”.

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.