Chinese symbol for “tubing”

管道

guǎn dào

tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tubing is 管道 (guǎn dào), defined as: tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means.

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

管 guǎn

tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control

radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes

道 dào

method, way; path, road

radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 管道.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
管理	guǎn lǐ	to supervise; to manage
尽管 (儘管)	jǐn guǎn	despite; although
不管	bù guǎn	not to be concerned; regardless of
主管	zhǔ guǎn	in charge; responsible for
监管 (監管)	jiān guǎn	to oversee; to take charge of
管制	guǎn zhì	to control; to restrict
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)	bào dào	to report (news); report

See also: Japanese symbol for “tubing”.

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.