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Chinese symbol for “beehive”

蜂箱
fēng xiāng
beehive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beehive is 蜂箱 (fēng xiāng), defined as: beehive.

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

蜂 fēng
bee, wasp, hornet
radical 142 ⾍ · 13 strokes
箱 xiāng
box, case; chest, trunk
radical 118 ⽵ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “beehive”

WordPinyinMeaning
蜂窝 (蜂窩)fēng wōhoneycomb; beehive
蜂巢fēng cháohoneycomb; beehive
蜂房fēng fánghoneycomb; beehive
蜜蜂房mì fēng fángbeehive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蜂箱.

WordPinyinMeaning
蜂蜜fēng mìhoney
蜜蜂mì fēngbee; honeybee
蜂窝 (蜂窩)fēng wōhoneycomb; beehive
黄蜂 (黃蜂)huáng fēngwasp
蜂巢fēng cháohoneycomb; beehive
蜂拥 (蜂擁)fēng yōngto swarm; to flock; to throng
冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox
邮箱 (郵箱)yóu xiāngmailbox; post office box

See also: Japanese symbol for “beehive”.

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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