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Chinese symbol for “printer”

打印机
dǎ yìn jī
Traditional: 打印機
printer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for printer is 打印机 (dǎ yìn jī), defined as: printer.

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

打 dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes
印 yìn
print; mark; seal, stamp
radical 26 ⼙ · 6 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “printer”

WordPinyinMeaning
印表机 (印表機)yìn biǎo jīprinter (Tw)
印刷所yìn shuā suǒprinting press; printing office

Related words

Other words that share a character with 打印机.

WordPinyinMeaning
打开 (打開)dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike
打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend
打电话 (打電話)dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
打破dǎ pòto break; to smash
打败 (打敗)dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower
印象yìn xiàngimpression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
印刷yìn shuāto print; printing
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “printer”.

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.