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
Other Chinese words for “spatula”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铲子 (鏟子) | chǎn zi | shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil); measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 调药刀 (調藥刀) | tiáo yào dāo | spatula |
| 压舌板 (壓舌板) | yā shé bǎn | tongue depressor; spatula |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 刮刀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搜刮 | sōu guā | to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry |
| 刮目相看 | guā mù xiāng kàn | to 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 shāng | scratch (wound); scratch (damage to an object) |
| 刮风 (颳風) | guā fēng | to be windy |
| 刮痧 | guā shā | gua sha (technique in TCM) |
| 刮脸 (刮臉) | guā liǎn | to shave one's face |
| 刀子 | dāo zi | knife; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo | scissors; 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.