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Chinese symbol for “stapler”

订书机
dìng shū jī
Traditional: 訂書機
stapler; 台 (tái)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stapler is 订书机 (dìng shū jī), defined as: stapler; 台 (tái).

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

订 dìng
to make an order; to draw up an agreement
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes
书 shū
book, letter, document; writing
radical 5 ⼄ · 4 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 订书机.

WordPinyinMeaning
签订 (簽訂)qiān dìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
修订 (修訂)xiū dìngto revise
制订 (制訂)zhì dìngto work out; to formulate
订单 (訂單)dìng dān(purchase) order
订阅 (訂閱)dìng yuèsubscription; to subscribe to
预订 (預訂)yù dìngto place an order; to book ahead
书记 (書記)shū jisecretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe
秘书 (秘書)mì shūsecretary
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “stapler”.

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.