Chinese symbol for “interpreting”

口译

kǒu yì

Traditional: 口譯

interpreting

The closest CC-CEDICT match for interpreting is 口译 (kǒu yì), defined as: interpreting.

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

口 kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes

译 yì

to translate, to interpret; to encode, to decode

radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

譯 yì

Related words

Other words that share a character with 口译.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
人口	rén kǒu	population; people
出口	chū kǒu	an exit; 个 (gè)
进口 (進口)	jìn kǒu	to import; imported
口号 (口號)	kǒu hào	slogan; catchphrase
门口 (門口)	mén kǒu	doorway; gate
入口	rù kǒu	entrance; to import
翻译 (翻譯)	fān yì	to translate; to interpret
编译 (編譯)	biān yì	to translate and edit; translator-editor

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.