Chinese words that use Chinese Characters in their names

[xiaocai]

This one could be a bit sensitive but I'm pretty sure many of you have heard of 万字旗...

[roddy]

I know that. 十字軍 was not named after the shape 十 either.

Wasn't it? Cross > Crusaders.

[skylee]

I think crusaders were human and they would not look like a cross. But then there might be cross-shape emblems on their clothes or something.

PS - well the term 八字 is probably not what the OP wants.

[Glenn]

This one could be a bit sensitive but I'm pretty sure many of you have heard of 万字旗...

That doesn't use 卍? Or do I have the wrong 旗?

[Hofmann]

The most popular on Google is "卐字旗". That is indeed the direction it goes.

[Glenn]

Did you type that or select it from the character palette (or copy it from somewhere)? If you typed it, did you use Cangjie? It's not coming up for me when I type "wan" with the pinyin traditional or simplified input method editors on Mac. Are you on a PC?

[Hofmann]

I used Sogou Pinyin. I typed "wan[tab]z" and it was on the first page of candidates.

[Glenn]

Ah, I'm not familiar with that one aside from having heard the name.

[roddy]

Just thought of two more while putting credit on my phone - 井字键 and 米字键 (we already head 米字旗 though).

[skylee]

工字鐵 / 工字鋼 - I-shaped (section) steel, I-shaped (section) beam

[Outofin]

国字脸 squared jaw (with a mole on the cheek. No, not really, just squared jaw.)

[Outofin]

品字插座 Just the triangle-positioned 3 squares thing.

[Guest realmayo]

撇嘴: this counts, right? Make your mouth into a curving down shape.

EDIT: actually no it doesn't. It belongs in the Chinese words that use Chinese Characters that indicate a stroke in Chinese calligraphy in their names thread.

[Pearl River]

What about:

一字马

三字经

八字胡须

[roddy]

New one, new one!

一字膊, for off-the-shoulder items of clothing. I think.

[889]

I'll add 丫字路口 to the list.

[skylee]

之字路 zigzag/double bend road

[c_redman]

八字(乳|奶) is something you would find on someone wearing a very low cut dress.

人字掌、爪字掌、川字掌 are line patterns in palm reading. 川字纹 are forehead wrinkles

王字腹肌 is a "washboard stomach"; well-defined abdominal muscles. 王字 is also used in general for industrial shapes.