Chinese symbol for “code”
代码
dài mǎ
Traditional: 代碼
code
The closest CC-CEDICT match for code is 代码 (dài mǎ), defined as: code.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “code”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 编码 (編碼) | biān mǎ | to code; to encode |
| 法则 (法則) | fǎ zé | law; rule |
| 略码 (略碼) | lüè mǎ | code |
| 码 (碼) | mǎ | (archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale |
| 扣 | kòu | to fasten; to button |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 代码.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate |
| 时代 (時代) | shí dài | age; era |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age |
| 现代 (現代) | xiàn dài | modern times; modern age |
| 代理 | dài lǐ | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times |
| 密码 (密碼) | mì mǎ | cipher; secret code; password; PIN |
| 号码 (號碼) | hào mǎ | number; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “code”.
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.