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Chinese symbol for “steamer”

蒸锅
zhēng guō
Traditional: 蒸鍋
steamer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for steamer is 蒸锅 (zhēng guō), defined as: steamer.

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

蒸 zhēng
steam, vapor; to evaporate
radical 86 ⽕ · 13 strokes
锅 guō
cooking-pot, saucepan
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “steamer”

WordPinyinMeaning
轮船 (輪船)lún chuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat; measure word: 艘 (sōu)
汽锅 (汽鍋)qì guōsteamer (for cooking)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蒸锅.

WordPinyinMeaning
蒸汽zhēng qìsteam
蒸发 (蒸發)zhēng fāto evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear
蒸气 (蒸氣)zhēng qìvapor; steam
蒸馏 (蒸餾)zhēng liúto distill; distillation
蒸汽机 (蒸汽機)zhēng qì jīsteam engine
蒸蒸日上zhēng zhēng rì shàngbecoming more prosperous with each passing day
锅炉 (鍋爐)guō lúboiler
火锅 (火鍋)huǒ guōhotpot; (basketball) a blocked shot; a block

See also: Japanese symbol for “steamer”.

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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