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Chinese symbol for “helicopter”

直升机
zhí shēng jī
Traditional: 直升機
helicopter; measure word: 架 (jià)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for helicopter is 直升机 (zhí shēng jī), defined as: helicopter; measure word: 架 (jià).

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

直 zhí
straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
radical 109 ⽬ · 8 strokes
升 shēng
to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
radical 24 ⼗ · 4 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 直升机.

WordPinyinMeaning
一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
直接zhí jiēdirectly; direct
直到zhí dàountil
直播zhí bō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast
简直 (簡直)jiǎn zhísimply; really
提升tí shēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist
升级 (升級)shēng jíto go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)
上升shàng shēngto rise; to go up
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “helicopter”.

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.