Chinese symbol for “horn”
喇叭
lǎ ba
horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for horn is 喇叭 (lǎ ba), defined as: horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 锁呐 (suǒ nà).
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 “horn”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 喇叭.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喇嘛 | lǎ ma | lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism |
| 吹喇叭 | chuī lǎ ba | (lit.) blowing the trumpet; (fig.) to praise sb |
| 喇叭裤 (喇叭褲) | lǎ ba kù | flared trousers; bell-bottomed pants |
| 喇叭形 | lǎ ba xíng | flared; funnel-shape; trumpet-shape |
| 高音喇叭 | gāo yīn lǎ ba | tweeter |
| 喇叭花 | lǎ ba huā | morning glory |
See also: Japanese symbol for “horn”.
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.