Chinese symbol for “headlight”
大灯
dà dēng
Traditional: 大燈
headlight
The closest CC-CEDICT match for headlight is 大灯 (dà dēng), defined as: headlight.
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
Other Chinese words for “headlight”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 头灯 (頭燈) | tóu dēng | headlight (of a vehicle); headlamp; head torch |
| 前灯 (前燈) | qián dēng | headlight |
| 车头灯 (車頭燈) | chē tóu dēng | (vehicle) headlight |
| 前大灯 (前大燈) | qián dà dēng | headlight |
| 前照灯 (前照燈) | qián zhào dēng | (vehicle) headlight |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 大灯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大陆 (大陸) | dà lù | continent; mainland; 块 (kuài) |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 灯光 (燈光) | dēng guāng | (stage) lighting; light |
| 灯笼 (燈籠) | dēng lóng | lantern |
See also: Japanese symbol for “headlight”.
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.