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Chinese symbol for “spectrum”

光谱
guāng pǔ
Traditional: 光譜
spectrum

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spectrum is 光谱 (guāng pǔ), defined as: spectrum.

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

光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes
谱 pǔ
chart, list, table; spectrum; musical score
radical 149 ⾔ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “spectrum”

WordPinyinMeaning
波谱 (波譜)bō pǔspectrum
谱 (譜)pǔchart; list
频谱 (頻譜)pín pǔfrequency spectrum; spectrum
谱系 (譜系)pǔ xì(lit. and fig.) genealogy; lineage; spectrum (esp. in autism terminology)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 光谱.

WordPinyinMeaning
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
时光 (時光)shí guāngtime (esp. as sth that passes)
光明guāng mínglight; radiance
目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look
观光 (觀光)guān guāngto tour; sightseeing
食谱 (食譜)shí pǔcookbook; recipe
离谱 (離譜)lí pǔinappropriate; improper; out of place

See also: Japanese symbol for “spectrum”.

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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