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Chinese symbol for “pacemaker”

起搏器
qǐ bó qì
pacemaker (medical device)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pacemaker is 起搏器 (qǐ bó qì), defined as: pacemaker (medical device).

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

起 qǐ
to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
radical 156 ⾛ · 10 strokes
搏 bó
combat; to fight; to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 13 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pacemaker”

WordPinyinMeaning
配速员 (配速員)pèi sù yuán(sports) pacemaker; pacesetter (in long-distance running)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 起搏器.

WordPinyinMeaning
起来 (起來)qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
看起来 (看起來)kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
想起xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of
拼搏pīn bóto struggle; to wrestle
搏斗 (搏鬥)bó dòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle
脉搏 (脈搏)mài bópulse (both medical and figurative)
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “pacemaker”.

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.