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Chinese symbol for “radar”

雷达
léi dá
Traditional: 雷達
(loanword) radar

The closest CC-CEDICT match for radar is 雷达 (léi dá), defined as: (loanword) radar.

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

雷 léi
thunder; surname
radical 173 ⾬ · 13 strokes
达 dá
to reach, to arrive at; intelligent
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雷达.

WordPinyinMeaning
布雷 (佈雷)bù léito lay mines
鱼雷 (魚雷)yú léitorpedo
地雷dì léiland mine (颗 (kē)); (fig.) sore point; weak spot
迅雷xùn léithunderbolt
雷霆léi tíngsound of thunder
达到 (達到)dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain
表达 (表達)biǎo dáto express; to convey
达成 (達成)dá chéngto reach (an agreement); to accomplish

See also: Japanese symbol for “radar”.

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.