Chinese symbol for “laser”
激光
jī guāng
laser
The closest CC-CEDICT match for laser is 激光 (jī guāng), defined as: laser.
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 “laser”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雷射 | léi shè | laser (loanword used in Taiwan); also written 鐳射|镭射 |
| 激光器 | jī guāng qì | laser |
| 镭射 (鐳射) | léi shè | laser (loanword); Taiwanese term for 激光 (jī guāng) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 激光.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce |
| 激动 (激動) | jī dòng | to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions) |
| 激发 (激發) | jī fā | to arouse; to stimulate |
| 激励 (激勵) | jī lì | to encourage; to urge |
| 激情 | jī qíng | passion; fervor |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “laser”.
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.