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Chinese symbol for “gyroscope”

陀螺仪
tuó luó yí
Traditional: 陀螺儀
gyroscope

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gyroscope is 陀螺仪 (tuó luó yí), defined as: gyroscope.

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

陀 tuó
steep bank, rough terrain
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
螺 luó
spiral shell, conch; spiral
radical 142 ⾍ · 17 strokes
仪 yí
instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gyroscope”

WordPinyinMeaning
陀螺tuó luóspinning top; gyroscope

Related words

Other words that share a character with 陀螺仪.

WordPinyinMeaning
陀螺tuó luóspinning top; gyroscope
曼陀罗 (曼陀羅)màn tuó luó(botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra"); mandala (loanword from Sanskrit "maṇḍala")
吠陀fèi tuóVedas (Hindu sacred writings or legends)
陀罗尼 (陀羅尼)tuó luó níincantation (Sanskrit: dharani); religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)
头陀 (頭陀)tóu tuóitinerant monk (loanword from Sanskrit)
螺旋luó xuánspiral; helix
螺丝 (螺絲)luó sīscrew
螺旋桨 (螺旋槳)luó xuán jiǎngpropeller
仪式 (儀式)yí shìceremony

See also: Japanese symbol for “gyroscope”.

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.