Chinese symbol for “straw”
吸管
xī guǎn
(drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel
The closest CC-CEDICT match for straw is 吸管 (xī guǎn), defined as: (drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel; measure word: 支 (zhī).
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
Other Chinese words for “straw”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秸秆 (秸稈) | jiē gǎn | straw |
| 草 | cǎo | grass; straw |
| 谷草 (穀草) | gǔ cǎo | straw |
| 禾秆 (禾稈) | hé gǎn | straw |
| 草秆 (草稈) | cǎo gǎn | straw; grain stalks |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 吸管.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb; to assimilate |
| 呼吸 | hū xī | to breathe |
| 吸引力 | xī yǐn lì | attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal |
| 吸烟 (吸煙) | xī yān | to smoke |
| 吸血鬼 | xī xuè guǐ | leech; bloodsucking vermin |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage |
| 尽管 (儘管) | jǐn guǎn | despite; although |
See also: Japanese symbol for “straw”.
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.