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Chinese symbol for “oscilloscope”

示波器
shì bō qì
oscillograph; oscilloscope

The closest CC-CEDICT match for oscilloscope is 示波器 (shì bō qì), defined as: oscillograph; oscilloscope.

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

示 shì
altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate
radical 113 ⽰ · 5 strokes
波 bō
waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 示波器.

WordPinyinMeaning
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
显示 (顯示)xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate
展示zhǎn shìto reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
指示zhǐ shìto point out; to indicate
示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
示范 (示範)shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth
波动 (波動)bō dòngto undulate; to fluctuate
波音bō yīnmordent (music)
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “oscilloscope”.

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.