Chinese symbol for “saw”
锯子
jù zi
Traditional: 鋸子
saw; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for saw is 锯子 (jù zi), defined as: saw; measure word: 把 (bǎ).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “saw”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 锯子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 锯齿 (鋸齒) | jù chǐ | sawtooth |
| 电锯 (電鋸) | diàn jù | electric chainsaw |
| 拉锯战 (拉鋸戰) | lā jù zhàn | to-and-fro tussle; closely-fought contest |
| 锯木厂 (鋸木廠) | jù mù chǎng | sawmill; lumber mill |
| 拉锯 (拉鋸) | lā jù | a two-man saw; fig. to-and-fro between two sides |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “saw”.
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.