Chinese symbol for “honk”
嘟
dū
(onom.) toot; honk; beep (sound of a horn etc); (coll.) to pout
The closest CC-CEDICT match for honk is 嘟 (dū), defined as: (onom.) toot; honk; beep (sound of a horn etc); (coll.) to pout.
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
Other Chinese words for “honk”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘎嘎 | gā gā | (onom.) quack; honk |
| 呷呷 | gā gā | (onom.) quack; honk |
| 鸣号 (鳴號) | míng hào | to sound the horn; to honk |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嘟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘟囔 | dū nang | to mumble to oneself |
| 胖嘟嘟 | pàng dū dū | plump; pudgy |
| 嘟哝 (嘟噥) | dū nong | to mutter; to mumble complaints |
| 嘟噜 (嘟嚕) | dū lu | bunch; cluster |
| 嘟嘟哝哝 (嘟嘟噥噥) | dū dū nóng nóng | to mumble in whispers; to mutter to oneself |
| 嘟嘟车 (嘟嘟車) | dū dū chē | (loanword) tuk-tuk (three-wheeler taxi) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “honk”.
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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