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Chinese symbol for “signal”

信号
xìn hào
Traditional: 信號
signal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for signal is 信号 (xìn hào), defined as: signal.

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

信 xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
号 hào
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “signal”

WordPinyinMeaning
讯号 (訊號)xùn hàosignal
号 (號)hào(literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet
号志 (號誌)hào zhìsignal; sign (traffic control etc)
信标 (信標)xìn biāoa signal
手势 (手勢)shǒu shìgesture; sign; signal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 信号.

WordPinyinMeaning
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
信仰xìn yǎngto believe in (a religion); firm belief
信任xìn rènto trust; to have confidence in
信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè)
口号 (口號)kǒu hàoslogan; catchphrase
账号 (賬號)zhàng hàoaccount number; account; username

See also: Japanese symbol for “signal”.

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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