Chinese symbol for “pulse”
脉冲
mài chōng
Traditional: 脈衝
pulse (physics)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pulse is 脉冲 (mài chōng), defined as: pulse (physics).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pulse”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脉搏 (脈搏) | mài bó | pulse (both medical and figurative) |
| 脉动 (脈動) | mài dòng | pulse; throbbing |
| 豆 (荳) | dòu | legume; pulse; bean; pea (颗 (kē),粒 (lì)) (variant of 豆 (dòu)) |
| 豆 | dòu | legume; pulse; bean; pea (颗 (kē),粒 (lì)); (old) stemmed cup or bowl |
| 心跳 | xīn tiào | heartbeat; pulse |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 脉冲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山脉 (山脈) | shān mài | mountain range; 条 (tiáo) |
| 动脉 (動脈) | dòng mài | artery |
| 脉络 (脈絡) | mài luò | arteries and veins; network of blood vessels |
| 血脉 (血脈) | xuè mài | blood vessels |
| 脉搏 (脈搏) | mài bó | pulse (both medical and figurative) |
| 冲突 (衝突) | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict |
| 冲击 (沖擊) | chōng jī | variant of 冲击 (chōng jī) |
| 冲动 (衝動) | chōng dòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pulse”.
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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