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Chinese symbol for “sensor”

传感器
chuán gǎn qì
Traditional: 傳感器
sensor; transducer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sensor is 传感器 (chuán gǎn qì), defined as: sensor; transducer.

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

传 chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
感 gǎn
to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sensor”

WordPinyinMeaning
检测仪 (檢測儀)jiǎn cè yísensor; detector
探头 (探頭)tàn tóuto stick one's head out (from behind sth); to pop one's head in (through a window etc); probe; sensor
感测器 (感測器)gǎn cè qì(Tw) sensor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 传感器.

WordPinyinMeaning
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
宣传 (宣傳)xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
传播 (傳播)chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread
传说 (傳說)chuán shuōlegend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
上传 (上傳)shàng chuánto upload
传递 (傳遞)chuán dìto transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive
感觉 (感覺)gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “sensor”.

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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