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Chinese symbol for “trombone”

长号
cháng hào
Traditional: 長號
trombone

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trombone is 长号 (cháng hào), defined as: trombone.

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

长 cháng
long, lasting; to excel in
radical 168 ⾧ · 4 strokes
号 hào
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “trombone”

WordPinyinMeaning
拉管lā guǎntrombone
伸缩喇叭 (伸縮喇叭)shēn suō lǎ batrombone

Related words

Other words that share a character with 长号.

WordPinyinMeaning
增长 (增長)zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
长期 (長期)cháng qīlong-term; for a protracted period
部长 (部長)bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief
成长 (成長)chéng zhǎngto mature; to grow
市长 (市長)shì zhǎngmayor
家长 (家長)jiā zhǎnghead of a household; family head
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “trombone”.

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.