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Chinese symbol for “gauge”

量表
liáng biǎo
gauge; meter; scale

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gauge is 量表 (liáng biǎo), defined as: gauge; meter; scale.

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

量 liáng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes
表 biǎo
to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “gauge”

WordPinyinMeaning
轨距 (軌距)guǐ jùgauge
计 (計)jìto calculate; to compute
测量 (測量)cè liángsurvey; to measure
量计 (量計)liáng jìgauge
表 (錶)biǎowatch (timepiece); meter; gauge

Related words

Other words that share a character with 量表.

WordPinyinMeaning
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
数量 (數量)shù liàngamount; quantity; quantitative
能量néng liàngenergy; capabilities
产量 (產量)chǎn liàngoutput
代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show

See also: Japanese symbol for “gauge”.

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.