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Chinese symbol for “radio”

无线电
wú xiàn diàn
Traditional: 無線電
radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication); a radio

The closest CC-CEDICT match for radio is 无线电 (wú xiàn diàn), defined as: radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication); a radio.

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

无 wú
no, not; lacking, -less
radical 71 ⽆ · 4 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
电 diàn
electricity; electric; lightning
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “radio”

WordPinyinMeaning
收音机 (收音機)shōu yīn jīradio; 台 (tái)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 无线电.

WordPinyinMeaning
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
毫无 (毫無)háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack
无限 (無限)wú xiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
无关 (無關)wú guānunrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
无数 (無數)wú shùcountless; numberless
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route
在线 (在線)zài xiànonline; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “radio”.

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.