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Chinese symbol for “vcr”

录像机
lù xiàng jī
Traditional: 錄像機
video recorder; VCR

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vcr is 录像机 (lù xiàng jī), defined as: video recorder; VCR.

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

录 lù
to copy, to record, to write down
radical 58 ⼹ · 8 strokes
像 xiàng
picture, image, figure; to resemble
radical 9 ⼈ · 13 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 录像机.

WordPinyinMeaning
记录 (記錄)jì lùto record; record (esp. a written account)
纪录 (紀錄)jì lùvariant 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 lùcatalog; table of contents
录音 (錄音)lù yīnto record sound; an audio recording (CL:段 (duàn))
录像 (錄像)lù xiàngto videotape; to videorecord
纪录片 (紀錄片)jì lù piànnewsreel; documentary (film or TV program)
好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like
图像 (圖像)tú xiàngimage; picture; graphic
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “vcr”.

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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