Chinese symbol for “wrist”
手腕
shǒu wàn
wrist; trickery; finesse; ability
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wrist is 手腕 (shǒu wàn), defined as: wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill.
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 “wrist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腕 | wàn | wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm |
| 手腕子 | shǒu wàn zi | wrist |
| 腕子 | wàn zi | wrist |
| 手脖子 | shǒu bó zi | wrist (dialect) |
| 手颈 (手頸) | shǒu jǐng | (dialect) wrist |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 手腕.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 手术 (手術) | shǒu shù | (surgical) operation; surgery |
| 对手 (對手) | duì shǒu | opponent; rival |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer |
| 腕表 (腕錶) | wàn biǎo | wristwatch |
| 铁腕 (鐵腕) | tiě wàn | iron fist (of the state) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wrist”.
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.