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Chinese symbol for “washer”

垫圈
diàn quān
Traditional: 墊圈
washer (on bolt); toilet seat

The closest CC-CEDICT match for washer is 垫圈 (diàn quān), defined as: washer (on bolt); toilet seat.

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

垫 diàn
cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another
radical 32 ⼟ · 9 strokes
圈 quān
circle, ring, loop; to encircle
radical 31 ⼞ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “washer”

WordPinyinMeaning
洗衣机 (洗衣機)xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer; 台 (tái)
洗涤机 (洗滌機)xǐ dí jīwasher; washing machine

Related words

Other words that share a character with 垫圈.

WordPinyinMeaning
床垫 (床墊)chuáng diànmattress; 张 (zhāng)
垫底 (墊底)diàn dǐto put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime
铺垫 (鋪墊)pū diànto spread out bedding; bedcover
气垫 (氣墊)qì diànair cushion (as on hovercraft)
坐垫 (坐墊)zuò diàncushion; (motorbike) seat
垫子 (墊子)diàn zicushion; mat; pad
圈子quān zicircle; ring
娱乐圈 (娛樂圈)yú lè quānthe entertainment world; show business

See also: Japanese symbol for “washer”.

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.

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