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Chinese symbol for “tripod”

三脚架
sān jiǎo jià
Traditional: 三腳架
tripod; derrick crane

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tripod is 三脚架 (sān jiǎo jià), defined as: tripod; derrick crane.

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

三 sān
three
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
脚 jiǎo
leg, foot; foundation, base
radical 130 ⾁ · 11 strokes
架 jià
frame, rack, stand; to prop up
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tripod”

WordPinyinMeaning
脚架 (腳架)jiǎo jiàtripod; stand

Related words

Other words that share a character with 三脚架.

WordPinyinMeaning
三星sān xīngthree major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion
三次sān cìthird; three times
三级 (三級)sān jígrade 3; third class
十三shí sānthirteen; 13
三分sān fēnsomewhat; to some degree
第三方dì sān fāngthird party
脚步 (腳步)jiǎo bùfootstep; step
脚下 (腳下)jiǎo xiàunder the foot
绑架 (綁架)bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct

See also: Japanese symbol for “tripod”.

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.