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Chinese symbol for “webcam”

摄像头
shè xiàng tóu
Traditional: 攝像頭
webcam; surveillance camera

The closest CC-CEDICT match for webcam is 摄像头 (shè xiàng tóu), defined as: webcam; surveillance camera.

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

摄 shè
to absorb, to take in; to photograph; to act on behalf of
radical 64 ⼿ · 13 strokes
像 xiàng
picture, image, figure; to resemble
radical 9 ⼈ · 13 strokes
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摄像头.

WordPinyinMeaning
拍摄 (拍攝)pāi shèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
摄影 (攝影)shè yǐngto take a photograph; photography
摄影师 (攝影師)shè yǐng shīphotographer; cinematographer; cameraman
摄影机 (攝影機)shè yǐng jī(old) camera; movie camera; cine camera
摄像机 (攝像機)shè xiàng jīvideo camera; measure word: 部 (bù)
好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like
图像 (圖像)tú xiàngimage; picture; graphic
偶像ǒu xiàngidol
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)

See also: Japanese symbol for “webcam”.

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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