Chinese symbol for “trough”
槽
cáo
trough; manger; groove; channel
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trough is 槽 (cáo), defined as: trough; manger; groove; channel; (Tw) (computing) hard drive.
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
Other Chinese words for “trough”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 波谷 | bō gǔ | trough |
| 低谷 | dī gǔ | valley; trough (as opposed to peaks) |
| 潋 (瀲) | liàn | full of water; trough |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 槽.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳槽 | tiào cáo | to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere |
| 吐槽 | tǔ cáo | (coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way; also pr. [tu4cao2] |
| 水槽 | shuǐ cáo | sink |
| 凹槽 | āo cáo | recess; notch |
| 插槽 | chā cáo | slot |
| 沟槽 (溝槽) | gōu cáo | groove; furrow |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trough”.
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.