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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “screwdriver”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 螺丝起子 (螺絲起子) | luó sī qǐ zi | screwdriver |
| 改锥 (改錐) | gǎi zhuī | screwdriver; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 螺刀 | luó dāo | screwdriver |
| 起子 | qǐ zi | baking soda (used to leaven bread); screwdriver |
| 螺丝钻 (螺絲鑽) | luó sī zuàn | auger; gimlet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 螺丝刀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 螺旋 | luó xuán | spiral; helix |
| 螺丝 (螺絲) | luó sī | screw |
| 螺旋桨 (螺旋槳) | luó xuán jiǎng | propeller |
| 螺纹 (螺紋) | luó wén | spiral pattern; whorl of fingerprint |
| 陀螺 | tuó luó | spinning top; gyroscope |
| 螺栓 | luó shuān | bolt (male component of nut and bolt) |
| 粉丝 (粉絲) | fěn sī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") |
| 丝毫 (絲毫) | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree; a bit |
| 刀子 | dāo zi | knife; 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.
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