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Chinese symbol for “sculptor”

雕刻家
diāo kè jiā
sculptor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sculptor is 雕刻家 (diāo kè jiā), defined as: sculptor.

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

雕 diāo
to carve, to engrave; eagle, vulture
radical 172 ⾫ · 16 strokes
刻 kè
to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雕刻家.

WordPinyinMeaning
雕像diāo xiàngsculpture; (carved) statue
雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image
雕刻diāo kèto carve; to engrave
浮雕fú diāorelief sculpture
石雕shí diāostone carving; carved sculpture
雕琢diāo zhuóto sculpt; to carve (jade)
时刻 (時刻)shí kètime; juncture
立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “sculptor”.

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.