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Chinese symbol for “gearbox”

变速箱
biàn sù xiāng
Traditional: 變速箱
gearbox; transmission

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gearbox is 变速箱 (biàn sù xiāng), defined as: gearbox; transmission.

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

变 biàn
to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes
速 sù
prompt, quick, speedy
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
箱 xiāng
box, case; chest, trunk
radical 118 ⽵ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gearbox”

WordPinyinMeaning
变速器 (變速器)biàn sù qìgearbox; speed changer
齿轮箱 (齒輪箱)chǐ lún xiānggearbox

Related words

Other words that share a character with 变速箱.

WordPinyinMeaning
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
变成 (變成)biàn chéngto change into; to turn into
变得 (變得)biàn deto become
转变 (轉變)zhuǎn biànto change; to transform
变态 (變態)biàn tàito metamorphose (biology); abnormal
速度sù dùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox

See also: Japanese symbol for “gearbox”.

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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