Chinese symbol for “spreader”

吊具

diào jù

spreader (for pallet, container etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spreader is 吊具 (diào jù), defined as: spreader (for pallet, container etc).

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Characters and stroke order

吊 diào

to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang

radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

具 jù

tool, implement; to draw up, to write

radical 12 ⼋ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吊具.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
吊销 (吊銷)	diào xiāo	to suspend (an agreement); to revoke
上吊	shàng diào	to hang oneself
吊死	diào sǐ	death by hanging; to hang oneself
吊唁	diào yàn	to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole
提心吊胆 (提心吊膽)	tí xīn diào dǎn	(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
具有	jù yǒu	to have; to possess
工具	gōng jù	tool; instrument
具体 (具體)	jù tǐ	concrete; specific; detailed

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.