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Chinese symbol for “ultrasound”

超声波
chāo shēng bō
Traditional: 超聲波
ultrasound (scan)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ultrasound is 超声波 (chāo shēng bō), defined as: ultrasound (scan).

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

超 chāo
to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass
radical 156 ⾛ · 12 strokes
声 shēng
sound, noise; voice, tone, music
radical 33 ⼠ · 7 strokes
波 bō
waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ultrasound”

WordPinyinMeaning
超音波chāo yīn bōultrasound; ultrasonic wave
超声 (超聲)chāo shēngultrasonic; ultrasound

Related words

Other words that share a character with 超声波.

WordPinyinMeaning
超过 (超過)chāo guòto surpass; to exceed
超级 (超級)chāo jísuper-; ultra-
超越chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend
超市chāo shìsupermarket (abbr. for 超级市场 (chāo jí shì chǎng)); measure word: 家 (jiā)
超出chāo chūto exceed; to overstep
超人chāo rénsuperhuman; exceptional
声音 (聲音)shēng yīnsound; voice
声明 (聲明)shēng míngto state; to declare
波动 (波動)bō dòngto undulate; to fluctuate

See also: Japanese symbol for “ultrasound”.

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.