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Chinese symbol for “piccolo”

短笛
duǎn dí
piccolo

The closest CC-CEDICT match for piccolo is 短笛 (duǎn dí), defined as: piccolo.

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

短 duǎn
brief, short; deficient, lacking
radical 111 ⽮ · 12 strokes
笛 dí
bamboo flute; whistle
radical 118 ⽵ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 短笛.

WordPinyinMeaning
短期duǎn qīshort-term
短片duǎn piànshort film; video clip
短暂 (短暫)duǎn zànof short duration; brief; momentary
缩短 (縮短)suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail
短缺duǎn quēshortage
短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS
笛子dí zibamboo flute; measure word: 管 (guǎn)
长笛 (長笛)cháng dí(Western) concert flute

See also: Japanese symbol for “piccolo”.

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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