Chinese symbol for “rifling”
膛线
táng xiàn
Traditional: 膛線
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rifling is 膛线 (táng xiàn), defined as: rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun).
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 “rifling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来复线 (來復線) | lái fù xiàn | rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet) |
| 来福线 (來福線) | lái fú xiàn | rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 膛线.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胸膛 | xiōng táng | chest |
| 上膛 | shàng táng | roof of the mouth; to load a gun |
| 枪膛 (槍膛) | qiāng táng | bore of a gun |
| 滑膛 | huá táng | smoothbore |
| 炉膛 (爐膛) | lú táng | furnace chamber; stove chamber |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun |
| 线路 (線路) | xiàn lù | (electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rifling”.
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.