King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “sampling”

采样
cǎi yàng
Traditional: 採樣
sampling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sampling is 采样 (cǎi yàng), defined as: sampling.

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

采 cǎi
to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
radical 165 ⾤ · 8 strokes
样 yàng
form, pattern, shape, style
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sampling”

WordPinyinMeaning
抽检 (抽檢)chōu jiǎnsampling; spot check
抽样 (抽樣)chōu yàngsample; sampling

Related words

Other words that share a character with 采样.

WordPinyinMeaning
采用 (採用)cǎi yòngto adopt; to employ
采取 (採取)cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
采访 (採訪)cǎi fǎngto interview; to gather news
采购 (採購)cǎi gòuto procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
开采 (開採)kāi cǎito extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit
采集 (採集)cǎi jíto gather; to collect
这样 (這樣)zhè yàngthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
一样 (一樣)yī yàngsame; like

See also: Japanese symbol for “sampling”.

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.