Chinese symbol for “wick”

芯子

xìn zi

fuse; wick; forked tongue (of a snake)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wick is 芯子 (xìn zi), defined as: fuse; wick; forked tongue (of a snake).

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

芯 xìn

core, pith; the pith of a rush (Juncus effusus)

radical 140 ⾋ · 7 strokes

子 zi

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 芯子.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
芯片	xīn piàn	computer chip; microchip
滤芯 (濾芯)	lǜ xīn	filter cartridge; filter
芯片组 (芯片組)	xīn piàn zǔ	chipset
灯芯 (燈芯)	dēng xīn	variant of 灯心 (dēng xīn)
堆芯	duī xīn	reactor core
灯芯绒 (燈芯絨)	dēng xīn róng	(textiles) corduroy
孩子	hái zi	child
儿子 (兒子)	ér zi	son

See also: Japanese symbol for “wick”.

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.