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Chinese symbol for “compiler”

编译器
biān yì qì
Traditional: 編譯器
compiler

The closest CC-CEDICT match for compiler is 编译器 (biān yì qì), defined as: compiler.

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

编 biān
to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile
radical 120 ⽷ · 12 strokes
译 yì
to translate, to interpret; to encode, to decode
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “compiler”

WordPinyinMeaning
编辑 (編輯)biān jíto edit; to compile
编者 (編者)biān zhěeditor; compiler
编辑家 (編輯家)biān jí jiāeditor; compiler

Related words

Other words that share a character with 编译器.

WordPinyinMeaning
编辑 (編輯)biān jíto edit; to compile
编制 (編制)biān zhìto establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or public institutions (excluding temporary or contract st
编号 (編號)biān hàoto number; to assign numbers; serial number
改编 (改編)gǎi biānto adapt; to rearrange
主编 (主編)zhǔ biāneditor in chief
翻译 (翻譯)fān yìto translate; to interpret
编译 (編譯)biān yìto translate and edit; translator-editor
音译 (音譯)yīn yìtransliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters); characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “compiler”.

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.