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Chinese symbol for “waveguide”

波导
bō dǎo
Traditional: 波導
waveguide (electronics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for waveguide is 波导 (bō dǎo), defined as: waveguide (electronics).

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

波 bō
waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
导 dǎo
to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
radical 41 ⼨ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 波导.

WordPinyinMeaning
波动 (波動)bō dòngto undulate; to fluctuate
波音bō yīnmordent (music)
风波 (風波)fēng bōdisturbance; crisis
波特bō tè(loanword) baud (computing); porter (beer)
波及bō jíto spread to; to involve
微波wēi bōripple; microwave
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
导致 (導致)dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about

See also: Japanese symbol for “waveguide”.

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.