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Chinese symbol for “guitar”

吉他
jí tā
(loanword) guitar; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for guitar is 吉他 (jí tā), defined as: (loanword) guitar; measure word: 把 (bǎ).

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

吉 jí
lucky, propitious, good
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
他 tā
other, another; he, she, it
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “guitar”

WordPinyinMeaning
吉它jí tāa guitar

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吉他.

WordPinyinMeaning
吉利jí lìauspicious; lucky
吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious
吉祥物jí xiáng wùmascot
吉普车 (吉普車)jí pǔ chējeep (military vehicle) (loanword)
大吉dà jívery auspicious; extremely lucky
他们 (他們)tā menthey; them
其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else
他人tā rénanother person; sb else; other people

See also: Japanese symbol for “guitar”.

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.