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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “steamer”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轮船 (輪船) | lún chuán | steamship; steamer; steamboat; measure word: 艘 (sōu) |
| 汽锅 (汽鍋) | qì guō | steamer (for cooking) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蒸锅.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒸汽 | zhēng qì | steam |
| 蒸发 (蒸發) | zhēng fā | to evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear |
| 蒸气 (蒸氣) | zhēng qì | vapor; steam |
| 蒸馏 (蒸餾) | zhēng liú | to distill; distillation |
| 蒸汽机 (蒸汽機) | zhēng qì jī | steam engine |
| 蒸蒸日上 | zhēng zhēng rì shàng | becoming more prosperous with each passing day |
| 锅炉 (鍋爐) | guō lú | boiler |
| 火锅 (火鍋) | huǒ guō | hotpot; (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.