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Chinese symbol for “switch”

交换机
jiāo huàn jī
Traditional: 交換機
switch (telecommunications)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for switch is 交换机 (jiāo huàn jī), defined as: switch (telecommunications).

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

交 jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
radical 8 ⼇ · 6 strokes
换 huàn
to change; to exchange, to swap, to trade
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “switch”

WordPinyinMeaning
转接 (轉接)zhuǎn jiē(telephony etc) to switch; to connect
替换 (替換)tì huànto exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch
换 (換)huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc)
交换 (交換)jiāo huànto exchange; to swap
交换器 (交換器)jiāo huàn qì(telecom or network) switch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 交换机.

WordPinyinMeaning
交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
交换 (交換)jiāo huànto exchange; to swap
外交wài jiāodiplomacy; diplomatic
交给 (交給)jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over
转换 (轉換)zhuǎn huànto change; to switch
更换 (更換)gēng huànto replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “switch”.

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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