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Chinese symbol for “splint”

夹板
jiā bǎn
Traditional: 夾板
wooden boards used to press sth together; (medicine) splint

The closest CC-CEDICT match for splint is 夹板 (jiā bǎn), defined as: wooden boards used to press sth together; (medicine) splint.

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

夹 jiā
to support; to be wedged between
radical 37 ⼤ · 6 strokes
板 bǎn
board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 夹板.

WordPinyinMeaning
文件夹 (文件夾)wén jiàn jiāfolder; file (paper)
夹击 (夾擊)jiā jīpincer attack; attack from two or more sides
夹克 (夾克)jiā kè(loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4]
夹杂 (夾雜)jiā záto mix together (disparate substances); to mingle
夹子 (夾子)jiā ziclip; clamp
夹带 (夾帶)jiā dàito carry within it; to be mixed in
老板lǎo bǎnvariant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn)
地板dì bǎnfloor

See also: Japanese symbol for “splint”.

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.