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Chinese symbol for “gramophone”

留声机
liú shēng jī
Traditional: 留聲機
gramophone; phonograph

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gramophone is 留声机 (liú shēng jī), defined as: gramophone; phonograph.

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

留 liú
to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;
radical 102 ⽥ · 10 strokes
声 shēng
sound, noise; voice, tone, music
radical 33 ⼠ · 7 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gramophone”

WordPinyinMeaning
唱机 (唱機)chàng jīgramophone
电唱机 (電唱機)diàn chàng jīgramophone; record player
电唱 (電唱)diàn chànggramophone; record player
电唱盘 (電唱盤)diàn chàng pángramophone; record player

Related words

Other words that share a character with 留声机.

WordPinyinMeaning
留下liú xiàto leave behind; to stay behind
保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain
留言liú yánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
留学 (留學)liú xuéto study abroad
停留tíng liúto stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc)
拘留jū liúto detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
声音 (聲音)shēng yīnsound; voice
声明 (聲明)shēng míngto state; to declare
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “gramophone”.

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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