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Chinese symbol for “periscope”

潜望镜
qián wàng jìng
Traditional: 潛望鏡
periscope

The closest CC-CEDICT match for periscope is 潜望镜 (qián wàng jìng), defined as: periscope.

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

潜 qián
to hide; secret, latent, hidden
radical 85 ⽔ · 15 strokes
望 wàng
to expect, to hope, to look forward to
radical 74 ⽉ · 11 strokes
镜 jìng
mirror, glass; lens, glasses
radical 167 ⾦ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 潜望镜.

WordPinyinMeaning
潜力 (潛力)qián lìpotential; latent capacity
潜在 (潛在)qián zàihidden; potential
潜艇 (潛艇)qián tǐnga submarine
潜水 (潛水)qián shuǐto dive; to go under water
潜入 (潛入)qián rùto submerge; to infiltrate
潜伏 (潛伏)qián fúto hide; to cover up
希望xī wàngto hope; a hope; a wish
失望shī wàngdisappointed; to lose hope
镜头 (鏡頭)jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “periscope”.

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.

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