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Chinese symbol for “trumpeter”

号手
hào shǒu
Traditional: 號手
trumpeter; military bugler

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trumpeter is 号手 (hào shǒu), defined as: trumpeter; military bugler.

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

号 hào
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “trumpeter”

WordPinyinMeaning
号兵 (號兵)hào bīngbugler; trumpeter (military)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 号手.

WordPinyinMeaning
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè)
口号 (口號)kǒu hàoslogan; catchphrase
账号 (賬號)zhàng hàoaccount number; account; username
号召 (號召)hào zhàoto call; to appeal
符号 (符號)fú hàosymbol; mark; sign
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “trumpeter”.

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.