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Chinese symbol for “buffer”

缓冲
huǎn chōng
Traditional: 緩衝
buffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes

The closest CC-CEDICT match for buffer is 缓冲 (huǎn chōng), defined as: buffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes.

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

缓 huǎn
slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay
radical 120 ⽷ · 12 strokes
冲 chōng
wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar
radical 15 ⼎ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “buffer”

WordPinyinMeaning
缓冲器 (緩衝器)huǎn chōng qìbuffer (computing)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 缓冲.

WordPinyinMeaning
缓慢 (緩慢)huǎn mànslow; unhurried; sluggish
缓解 (緩解)huǎn jiěto bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis)
缓和 (緩和)huǎn héto ease (tension); to alleviate
减缓 (減緩)jiǎn huǎnto slow down; to retard
缓存 (緩存)huǎn cún(computing) cache; buffer memory
缓刑 (緩刑)huǎn xíngsuspended sentence; probation
冲突 (衝突)chōng tūconflict; to conflict
冲击 (沖擊)chōng jīvariant of 冲击 (chōng jī)

See also: Japanese symbol for “buffer”.

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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