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Chinese symbol for “spatula”

刮刀
guā dāo
spatula; scraper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spatula is 刮刀 (guā dāo), defined as: spatula; scraper.

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

刮 guā
to shave; to scrape; to blow
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes
刀 dāo
knife; old coin; measure
radical 18 ⼑ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “spatula”

WordPinyinMeaning
铲子 (鏟子)chǎn zishovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil); measure word: 把 (bǎ)
调药刀 (調藥刀)tiáo yào dāospatula
压舌板 (壓舌板)yā shé bǎntongue depressor; spatula

Related words

Other words that share a character with 刮刀.

WordPinyinMeaning
搜刮sōu guāto rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry
刮目相看guā mù xiāng kànto have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
刮伤 (刮傷)guā shāngscratch (wound); scratch (damage to an object)
刮风 (颳風)guā fēngto be windy
刮痧guā shāgua sha (technique in TCM)
刮脸 (刮臉)guā liǎnto shave one's face
刀子dāo ziknife; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
剪刀jiǎn dāoscissors; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “spatula”.

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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