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Chinese symbol for “laptop”

笔记本电脑
bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo
Traditional: 筆記本電腦
laptop; notebook (computer); 台 (tái),部 (bù)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for laptop is 笔记本电脑 (bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo), defined as: laptop; notebook (computer); 台 (tái),部 (bù).

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

笔 bǐ
pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
radical 118 ⽵ · 10 strokes
记 jì
mark, sign; to note, to record
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
本 běn
root, origin, source; basis
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes
电 diàn
electricity; electric; lightning
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes
脑 nǎo
brain
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “laptop”

WordPinyinMeaning
膝上型xī shàng xínglaptop (computer)
本本běn běnnotebook computer (diminutive); laptop
笔记本计算机 (筆記本計算機)bǐ jì běn jì suàn jīlaptop; notebook (computer)
膝上型电脑 (膝上型電腦)xī shàng xíng diàn nǎolaptop (computer)
笔记本 (筆記本)bǐ jì běnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本 (běn)); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 笔记本电脑 (bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo))

Related words

Other words that share a character with 笔记本电脑.

WordPinyinMeaning
笔者 (筆者)bǐ zhěthe author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself)
笔记 (筆記)bǐ jìto take down (in writing); notes
笔记本 (筆記本)bǐ jì běnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本 (běn)); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 笔记本电脑 (bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo))
笔下 (筆下)bǐ xiàthe wording and purport of what one writes
铅笔 (鉛筆)qiān bǐ(lead) pencil; measure word: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī), 杆 (gǎn)
笔名 (筆名)bǐ míngpen name; pseudonym
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
记录 (記錄)jì lùto record; record (esp. a written account)
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)
电脑 (電腦)diàn nǎocomputer; 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “laptop”.

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.