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Chinese symbol for “wristwatch”

手表
shǒu biǎo
Traditional: 手錶
wristwatch; 块 (kuài),只 (zhī),个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wristwatch is 手表 (shǒu biǎo), defined as: wristwatch; 块 (kuài),只 (zhī),个 (gè).

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

手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
表 biǎo
to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “wristwatch”

WordPinyinMeaning
腕表 (腕錶)wàn biǎowristwatch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 手表.

WordPinyinMeaning
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
手术 (手術)shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
对手 (對手)duì shǒuopponent; rival
歌手gē shǒusinger
代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show

See also: Japanese symbol for “wristwatch”.

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.