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Chinese symbol for “stethoscope”

听诊器
tīng zhěn qì
Traditional: 聽診器
stethoscope

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stethoscope is 听诊器 (tīng zhěn qì), defined as: stethoscope.

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

听 tīng
to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
诊 zhěn
to diagnose; to examine a patient
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stethoscope”

WordPinyinMeaning
听筒 (聽筒)tīng tǒngtelephone receiver; headphone; earphone; earpiece

Related words

Other words that share a character with 听诊器.

WordPinyinMeaning
听到 (聽到)tīng dàoto hear
听说 (聽說)tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
听见 (聽見)tīng jiànto hear
听取 (聽取)tīng qǔto hear (news); to listen to
听众 (聽眾)tīng zhòngaudience; listeners
倾听 (傾聽)qīng tīngto listen attentively
诊断 (診斷)zhěn duànto diagnose
诊所 (診所)zhěn suǒclinic
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “stethoscope”.

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.