Chinese symbol for “basin”
盆地
pén dì
(geography) basin; depression
The closest CC-CEDICT match for basin is 盆地 (pén dì), defined as: (geography) basin; depression.
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
Other Chinese words for “basin”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盆 | pén | basin; flower pot |
| 盂 | yú | basin; wide-mouthed jar or pot |
| 盆子 | pén zi | basin |
| 水盆 | shuǐ pén | basin |
| 洗盆 | xǐ pén | basin (water container) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 盆地.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盆栽 | pén zāi | to grow (a plant) in a pot; potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant) |
| 花盆 | huā pén | flower pot |
| 倾盆大雨 (傾盆大雨) | qīng pén dà yǔ | (idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down |
| 骨盆 | gǔ pén | pelvis |
| 盆景 | pén jǐng | bonsai; landscape in a pot |
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local |
See also: Japanese symbol for “basin”.
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.