Chinese symbol for “thrusting”

抽插

chōu chā

to slide in and out; thrusting

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thrusting is 抽插 (chōu chā), defined as: to slide in and out; thrusting.

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

抽 chōu

to draw out, to pull out; to sprout

radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

插 chā

to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant

radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抽插.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
抽烟 (抽煙)	chōu yān	variant of 抽烟 (chōu yān)
抽象	chōu xiàng	abstract; abstraction
抽出	chōu chū	to take out; to extract
抽取	chōu qǔ	to extract; to remove
抽屉 (抽屜)	chōu ti	drawer
插入	chā rù	to insert; to stick in; to plug in
插图 (插圖)	chā tú	illustration
插手	chā shǒu	to get involved in; to meddle

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.