Chinese symbol for “trumpet”
小号
xiǎo hào
Traditional: 小號
trumpet; small size (clothes etc); (coll.) a number one; a piss; (humble) our store
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trumpet is 小号 (xiǎo hào), defined as: trumpet; small size (clothes etc); (coll.) a number one; a piss; (humble) our store; alternate account (for an Internet forum etc).
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 “trumpet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 号 (號) | hào | (literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet |
| 喇叭 | lǎ ba | horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 小号.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小时 (小時) | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
| 小学 (小學) | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss |
| 小组 (小組) | xiǎo zǔ | group |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child; 个 (gè) |
| 信号 (信號) | xìn hào | signal |
| 号码 (號碼) | hào mǎ | number; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trumpet”.
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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