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Chinese symbol for “compressor”

压缩器
yā suō qì
Traditional: 壓縮器
compressor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for compressor is 压缩器 (yā suō qì), defined as: compressor.

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

压 yā
press; oppress; crush; pressure
radical 27 ⼚ · 6 strokes
缩 suō
to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
radical 120 ⽷ · 14 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “compressor”

WordPinyinMeaning
压缩机 (壓縮機)yā suō jīcompactor; compressor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 压缩器.

WordPinyinMeaning
压力 (壓力)yā lìpressure
镇压 (鎮壓)zhèn yāsuppression; repression
压迫 (壓迫)yā pòto oppress; to repress
压缩 (壓縮)yā suōto compress; compression
压制 (壓制)yā zhìto suppress; to inhibit
高压 (高壓)gāo yā(physics) high pressure; (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure
缩短 (縮短)suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail
缩小 (縮小)suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “compressor”.

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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