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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.

WordPinyinMeaning
抽烟 (抽煙)chōu yānvariant of 抽烟 (chōu yān)
抽象chōu xiàngabstract; abstraction
抽出chōu chūto take out; to extract
抽取chōu qǔto extract; to remove
抽屉 (抽屜)chōu tidrawer
插入chā rùto insert; to stick in; to plug in
插图 (插圖)chā túillustration
插手chā shǒuto 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.

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