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Chinese symbol for “sax”

萨克斯
sà kè sī
Traditional: 薩克斯
sax; saxophone

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sax is 萨克斯 (sà kè sī), defined as: sax; saxophone.

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

萨 sà
Buddhist diety; used in transliterations
radical 140 ⾋ · 11 strokes
克 kè
to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
radical 10 ⼉ · 7 strokes
斯 sī
this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
radical 69 ⽄ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sax”

WordPinyinMeaning
萨克斯管 (薩克斯管)sà kè sī guǎnsax; saxophone
萨克管 (薩克管)sà kè guǎnsax; saxophone

Related words

Other words that share a character with 萨克斯.

WordPinyinMeaning
菩萨 (菩薩)pú sà(Buddhism) bodhisattva
披萨 (披薩)pī sà(loanword) pizza
比萨 (比薩)bǐ sà(loanword) pizza
萨斯 (薩斯)sà sīSARS; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
比萨饼 (比薩餅)bǐ sà bǐngpizza (loanword); 张 (zhāng)
坦克tǎn kè(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer
法西斯fǎ xī sīfascist (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sax”.

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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