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Chinese symbol for “trunks”

笈
jí
trunks (for books)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trunks is 笈 (jí), defined as: trunks (for books).

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

笈 jí
bamboo box used carry books
radical 118 ⽵ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “trunks”

WordPinyinMeaning
裤头 (褲頭)kù tóu(dialect) underpants; (swimming) trunks

Related words

Other words that share a character with 笈.

WordPinyinMeaning
秘笈mì jísecret book or collection of books
负笈 (負笈)fù jí(literary) to leave home to pursue studies in (a distant place)

See also: Japanese symbol for “trunks”.

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.