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Chinese symbol for “scaffolding”

脚手架
jiǎo shǒu jià
Traditional: 腳手架
scaffolding

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scaffolding is 脚手架 (jiǎo shǒu jià), defined as: scaffolding.

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

脚 jiǎo
leg, foot; foundation, base
radical 130 ⾁ · 11 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
架 jià
frame, rack, stand; to prop up
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “scaffolding”

WordPinyinMeaning
鹰架 (鷹架)yīng jiàscaffolding
棚架péng jiàtrellis; scaffolding

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脚手架.

WordPinyinMeaning
脚步 (腳步)jiǎo bùfootstep; step
脚下 (腳下)jiǎo xiàunder the foot
脚本 (腳本)jiǎo běnscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto; (computing) script
手脚 (手腳)shǒu jiǎohand and foot; movement of limbs
双脚 (雙腳)shuāng jiǎotwo legs; both feet
脚踏车 (腳踏車)jiǎo tà chē(Tw) bicycle; bike; 辆 (liàng)
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
绑架 (綁架)bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct

See also: Japanese symbol for “scaffolding”.

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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