Chinese symbol for “communications”
通讯
tōng xùn
Traditional: 通訊
communications; news story; dispatch; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for communications is 通讯 (tōng xùn), defined as: communications; news story; dispatch; 个 (gè).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “communications”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 通讯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; to inform |
| 沟通 (溝通) | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate |
| 资讯 (資訊) | zī xùn | information |
| 讯息 (訊息) | xùn xī | information; news; message; text message; SMS |
See also: Japanese symbol for “communications”.
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.