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Chinese symbol for “pda”

掌上电脑
zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo
Traditional: 掌上電腦
handheld computer; PDA (personal digital assistant); Pocket PC

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pda is 掌上电脑 (zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo), defined as: handheld computer; PDA (personal digital assistant); Pocket PC.

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

掌 zhǎng
in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes
上 shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 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 “pda”

WordPinyinMeaning
电子手帐 (電子手帳)diàn zǐ shǒu zhàngelectronic organizer; PDA

Related words

Other words that share a character with 掌上电脑.

WordPinyinMeaning
掌握zhǎng wòto grasp (often fig.); to control
掌控zhǎng kòngto control; in control of
掌声 (掌聲)zhǎng shēngapplause; 阵 (zhèn)
掌管zhǎng guǎnin charge of; to control
鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap
掌权 (掌權)zhǎng quánto wield (political etc) power; be in power
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
晚上wǎn shangevening; night
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)
电脑 (電腦)diàn nǎocomputer; 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “pda”.

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.