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Chinese symbol for “viewfinder”

取景器
qǔ jǐng qì
viewfinder (of a camera etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for viewfinder is 取景器 (qǔ jǐng qì), defined as: viewfinder (of a camera 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

取 qǔ
to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes
景 jǐng
scenery, view; conditions, circumstances
radical 72 ⽇ · 12 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “viewfinder”

WordPinyinMeaning
取景框qǔ jǐng kuàngrectangular frame used to view a scene (made out of cardboard etc, or formed by the thumbs and forefingers); viewfinder

Related words

Other words that share a character with 取景器.

WordPinyinMeaning
取得qǔ déto acquire; to get; to obtain
采取 (採取)cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
争取 (爭取)zhēng qǔto fight for; to strive for
获取 (獲取)huò qǔto gain; to get; to acquire
取代qǔ dàito replace; to supersede
背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
场景 (場景)chǎng jǐngscene; scenario; situation; setting
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “viewfinder”.

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.