Chinese symbol for “video”
视频
shì pín
Traditional: 視頻
video
The closest CC-CEDICT match for video is 视频 (shì pín), defined as: video.
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 “video”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 视讯 (視訊) | shì xùn | video (Tw) |
| 视像 (視像) | shì xiàng | video (HK) |
| 动态影像 (動態影像) | dòng tài yǐng xiàng | video |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 视频.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 电视 (電視) | diàn shì | television; TV; 台 (tái),部 (bù) |
| 电视台 (電視台) | diàn shì tái | television station |
| 重视 (重視) | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth; to value |
| 视为 (視為) | shì wéi | to view as; to see as |
| 频道 (頻道) | pín dào | frequency; (television) channel |
| 频率 (頻率) | pín lǜ | frequency |
| 频繁 (頻繁) | pín fán | frequently; often |
| 音频 (音頻) | yīn pín | audio; sound |
See also: Japanese symbol for “video”.
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.