Chinese symbol for “transcription”
转录
zhuǎn lù
Traditional: 轉錄
transcription; to make a copy of a recording
The closest CC-CEDICT match for transcription is 转录 (zhuǎn lù), defined as: transcription; to make a copy of a recording.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “transcription”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音译 (音譯) | yīn yì | transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters); characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may b |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 转录.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 转移 (轉移) | zhuǎn yí | to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc) |
| 转变 (轉變) | zhuǎn biàn | to change; to transform |
| 转型 (轉型) | zhuǎn xíng | to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product) |
| 转化 (轉化) | zhuǎn huà | to change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform |
| 转向 (轉向) | zhuǎn xiàng | to change direction; fig. to change one's stance |
| 记录 (記錄) | jì lù | to record; record (esp. a written account) |
| 纪录 (紀錄) | jì lù | variant of 记录 (jì lù); (Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferr |
| 目录 (目錄) | mù lù | catalog; table of contents |
See also: Japanese symbol for “transcription”.
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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