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Chinese symbol for “portable”

手提
shǒu tí
portable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for portable is 手提 (shǒu tí), defined as: portable.

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

手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
提 tí
to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “portable”

WordPinyinMeaning
便携式 (便攜式)biàn xié shìportable
便携 (便攜)biàn xiéportable; easy to carry
移动 (移動)yí dòngto move; movement
可移植kě yí zhíportable (programming language)
随带 (隨帶)suí dàito carry along; portable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 手提.

WordPinyinMeaning
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
手术 (手術)shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
对手 (對手)duì shǒuopponent; rival
歌手gē shǒusinger
提供tí gōngto offer; to supply
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose

See also: Japanese symbol for “portable”.

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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