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Chinese symbol for “duplex”

双工
shuāng gōng
Traditional: 雙工
(telecommunications) duplex

The closest CC-CEDICT match for duplex is 双工 (shuāng gōng), defined as: (telecommunications) duplex.

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

双 shuāng
pair, couple; both; measure word for things that come in pairs
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
工 gōng
labor, work; laborer, worker
radical 48 ⼯ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “duplex”

WordPinyinMeaning
跃层 (躍層)yuè céngduplex (apartment)
双拼 (雙拼)shuāng pīntwo-item combo (usu. referring to a food dish, esp. two types of meat served with rice or noodles); (real estate) duplex; semi-detached

Related words

Other words that share a character with 双工.

WordPinyinMeaning
双方 (雙方)shuāng fāngbilateral; both sides
双手 (雙手)shuāng shǒuboth hands
双重 (雙重)shuāng chóngdouble
双眼 (雙眼)shuāng yǎnthe two eyes
双向 (雙向)shuāng xiàngbidirectional; two-way
双边 (雙邊)shuāng biānbilateral
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
工业 (工業)gōng yèindustry

See also: Japanese symbol for “duplex”.

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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