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Chinese symbol for “polygraph”

测谎仪
cè huǎng yí
Traditional: 測謊儀
lie detector; polygraph

The closest CC-CEDICT match for polygraph is 测谎仪 (cè huǎng yí), defined as: lie detector; polygraph.

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

测 cè
to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
谎 huǎng
to lie
radical 149 ⾔ · 11 strokes
仪 yí
instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “polygraph”

WordPinyinMeaning
测谎器 (測謊器)cè huǎng qìlie detector; polygraph

Related words

Other words that share a character with 测谎仪.

WordPinyinMeaning
测试 (測試)cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
预测 (預測)yù cèto forecast; to predict
检测 (檢測)jiǎn cèto test; to detect
测量 (測量)cè liángsurvey; to measure
监测 (監測)jiān cèto monitor
观测 (觀測)guān cèto observe; to survey
谎言 (謊言)huǎng yánlie
撒谎 (撒謊)sā huǎngto tell lies
仪式 (儀式)yí shìceremony

See also: Japanese symbol for “polygraph”.

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.