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Chinese symbol for “tcp”

传输控制协定
chuán shū kòng zhì xié dìng
Traditional: 傳輸控制協定
transmission control protocol; TCP

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tcp is 传输控制协定 (chuán shū kòng zhì xié dìng), defined as: transmission control protocol; TCP.

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
输 shū
to carry, to haul, to transport
radical 159 ⾞ · 13 strokes
控 kòng
to accuse, to charge; to control; to sue
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes
协 xié
to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize
radical 24 ⼗ · 6 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 传输控制协定.

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
运输 (運輸)yùn shūto transport; to carry
输入 (輸入)shū rùto import; to input
控制kòng zhìto control
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
协议 (協議)xié yìagreement; pact
决定 (決定)jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng))

See also: Japanese symbol for “tcp”.

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.