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Chinese symbol for “toothbrush”

牙刷
yá shuā
toothbrush; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for toothbrush is 牙刷 (yá shuā), defined as: toothbrush; measure word: 把 (bǎ).

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

牙 yá
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
radical 92 ⽛ · 4 strokes
刷 shuā
brush; to clean, to scrub
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牙刷.

WordPinyinMeaning
牙齿 (牙齒)yá chǐtooth; dental
牙膏yá gāotoothpaste; measure word: 管 (guǎn)
象牙xiàng yáivory; elephant tusk
牙医 (牙醫)yá yīdentist
刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teeth
牙科yá kēdentistry
印刷yìn shuāto print; printing
刷新shuā xīnto renovate; to refurbish

See also: Japanese symbol for “toothbrush”.

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.