Chinese symbol for “mouthpiece”
喉舌
hóu shé
mouthpiece; spokesperson
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mouthpiece is 喉舌 (hóu shé), defined as: mouthpiece; spokesperson.
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 “mouthpiece”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 话筒 (話筒) | huà tǒng | microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset |
| 说客 (說客) | shuì kè | (old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist |
| 传声筒 (傳聲筒) | chuán shēng tǒng | loudhailer; megaphone |
| 嘴子 | zuǐ zi | mouth; beak |
| 马衔 (馬銜) | mǎ xián | bit; mouthpiece |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 喉舌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喉咙 (喉嚨) | hóu lóng | the throat |
| 咽喉 | yān hóu | throat |
| 深喉 | shēn hóu | deep throating (sex act); a deep throat (anonymous informant) |
| 歌喉 | gē hóu | singing voice |
| 白喉 | bái hóu | diphtheria |
| 舌头 (舌頭) | shé tou | tongue; 个 (gè) |
| 饶舌 (饒舌) | ráo shé | talkative; to blather |
| 瞠目结舌 (瞠目結舌) | chēng mù jié shé | (idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mouthpiece”.
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.