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Chinese symbol for “tableware”

餐具
cān jù
tableware; dinner service

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tableware is 餐具 (cān jù), defined as: tableware; dinner service.

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

餐 cān
to eat, to dine; meal, food
radical 184 ⾷ · 16 strokes
具 jù
tool, implement; to draw up, to write
radical 12 ⼋ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tableware”

WordPinyinMeaning
食具shí jùtableware
碗筷wǎn kuàibowl and chopsticks; tableware

Related words

Other words that share a character with 餐具.

WordPinyinMeaning
餐厅 (餐廳)cān tīngdining hall; dining room
午餐wǔ cānlunch; luncheon
早餐zǎo cānbreakfast; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì)
餐馆 (餐館)cān guǎnrestaurant; measure word: 家 (jiā)
晚餐wǎn cānevening meal; dinner; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì)
套餐tào cānset meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
具有jù yǒuto have; to possess
工具gōng jùtool; instrument

See also: Japanese symbol for “tableware”.

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.