Chinese symbol for “cassette”
卡
kǎ
to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cassette is 卡 (kǎ), defined as: to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; 张 (zhāng),片 (piàn); truck (from "car").
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 “cassette”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飞轮 (飛輪) | fēi lún | flywheel; freewheel; cassette (of a bicycle) |
| 暗盒 | àn hé | magazine; cassette |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 卡.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card |
| 卡拉 | kǎ lā | karaoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried |
| 卡车 (卡車) | kǎ chē | truck; 辆 (liàng) |
| 卡通 | kǎ tōng | cartoon (loanword) |
| 卡片 | kǎ piàn | card |
| 银行卡 (銀行卡) | yín háng kǎ | bank card |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cassette”.
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.