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Chinese symbol for “readout”

读出
dú chū
Traditional: 讀出
to read out loud; (computing) to read (data); readout (of a scientific instrument)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for readout is 读出 (dú chū), defined as: to read out loud; (computing) to read (data); readout (of a scientific instrument).

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

读 dú
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
出 chū
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
radical 17 ⼐ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 读出.

WordPinyinMeaning
阅读 (閱讀)yuè dúto read
读者 (讀者)dú zhěreader
读书 (讀書)dú shūto read a book; to study
解读 (解讀)jiě dúto decipher; to decode
就读 (就讀)jiù dúto go to school
宣读 (宣讀)xuān dúto read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
出现 (出現)chū xiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
出来 (出來)chū láito come out; to appear

See also: Japanese symbol for “readout”.

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.