Chinese symbol for “handset”
话筒
huà tǒng
Traditional: 話筒
microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset; megaphone; (fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson
The closest CC-CEDICT match for handset is 话筒 (huà tǒng), defined as: microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset; megaphone; (fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 话筒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 电话 (電話) | diàn huà | telephone; measure word: 部 (bù) |
| 的话 (的話) | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 说话 (說話) | shuō huà | to speak; to say |
| 讲话 (講話) | jiǎng huà | a speech; to speak |
| 对话 (對話) | duì huà | to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation |
| 话题 (話題) | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic |
| 手电筒 (手電筒) | shǒu diàn tǒng | flashlight; electric hand torch |
| 传声筒 (傳聲筒) | chuán shēng tǒng | loudhailer; megaphone |
See also: Japanese symbol for “handset”.
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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