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Chinese symbol for “sawdust”

锯末
jù mò
Traditional: 鋸末
sawdust

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sawdust is 锯末 (jù mò), defined as: sawdust.

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

锯 jù
a saw; to saw, to amputate
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes
末 mò
end, final, last; insignificant
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sawdust”

WordPinyinMeaning
木屑mù xièwood shavings; sawdust
木糠mù kāngsawdust

Related words

Other words that share a character with 锯末.

WordPinyinMeaning
锯齿 (鋸齒)jù chǐsawtooth
电锯 (電鋸)diàn jùelectric chainsaw
拉锯战 (拉鋸戰)lā jù zhànto-and-fro tussle; closely-fought contest
锯子 (鋸子)jù zisaw; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
锯木厂 (鋸木廠)jù mù chǎngsawmill; lumber mill
拉锯 (拉鋸)lā jùa two-man saw; fig. to-and-fro between two sides
周末 (週末)zhōu mòweekend
世纪末 (世紀末)shì jì mòend of the century

See also: Japanese symbol for “sawdust”.

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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