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Chinese symbol for “screwdriver”

螺丝刀
luó sī dāo
Traditional: 螺絲刀
screwdriver; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for screwdriver is 螺丝刀 (luó sī dāo), defined as: screwdriver; measure word: 把 (bǎ).

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

螺 luó
spiral shell, conch; spiral
radical 142 ⾍ · 17 strokes
丝 sī
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes
刀 dāo
knife; old coin; measure
radical 18 ⼑ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “screwdriver”

WordPinyinMeaning
螺丝起子 (螺絲起子)luó sī qǐ ziscrewdriver
改锥 (改錐)gǎi zhuīscrewdriver; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
螺刀luó dāoscrewdriver
起子qǐ zibaking soda (used to leaven bread); screwdriver
螺丝钻 (螺絲鑽)luó sī zuànauger; gimlet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 螺丝刀.

WordPinyinMeaning
螺旋luó xuánspiral; helix
螺丝 (螺絲)luó sīscrew
螺旋桨 (螺旋槳)luó xuán jiǎngpropeller
螺纹 (螺紋)luó wénspiral pattern; whorl of fingerprint
陀螺tuó luóspinning top; gyroscope
螺栓luó shuānbolt (male component of nut and bolt)
粉丝 (粉絲)fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
丝毫 (絲毫)sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit
刀子dāo ziknife; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “screwdriver”.

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.