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Chinese symbol for “shuttle”

梭
suō
(textiles) shuttle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shuttle is 梭 (suō), defined as: (textiles) shuttle.

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

梭 suō
a weaver's shuttle; to go back and forth
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “shuttle”

WordPinyinMeaning
梭子suō zi(textiles) shuttle; cartridge clip

Related words

Other words that share a character with 梭.

WordPinyinMeaning
穿梭chuān suōto shuttle back and forth
太空梭tài kōng suōspace shuttle
梭鱼 (梭魚)suō yúbarracuda
梭哈suō hāfive-card stud (card game) (from English "show hand")
梭子suō zi(textiles) shuttle; cartridge clip
梭子鱼 (梭子魚)suō zi yúbarracuda

See also: Japanese symbol for “shuttle”.

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.