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Chinese symbol for “stroke”

冲程
chōng chéng
Traditional: 衝程
stroke (of a piston)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stroke is 冲程 (chōng chéng), defined as: stroke (of a piston).

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

冲 chōng
wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar
radical 15 ⼎ · 6 strokes
程 chéng
process, rules; journey, trip; agenda, schedule
radical 115 ⽲ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stroke”

WordPinyinMeaning
抚摩 (撫摩)fǔ móto stroke; to caress
摩挲mó suōto stroke; to caress
摸mōto feel with the hand; to touch
脑卒中 (腦卒中)nǎo cù zhòngstroke; cerebral hemorrhage
行程xíng chéngjourney; travel route; itinerary; distance of travel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冲程.

WordPinyinMeaning
冲突 (衝突)chōng tūconflict; to conflict
冲击 (沖擊)chōng jīvariant of 冲击 (chōng jī)
冲动 (衝動)chōng dòngto have an urge; to be impetuous
脉冲 (脈衝)mài chōngpulse (physics)
冲破 (衝破)chōng pòbreakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly
过程 (過程)guò chéngcourse of events; process
工程gōng chéngengineering; an engineering project
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent

See also: Japanese symbol for “stroke”.

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.