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Chinese symbol for “blackboard”

黑板
hēi bǎn
blackboard; 块 (kuài),个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for blackboard is 黑板 (hēi bǎn), defined as: blackboard; 块 (kuài),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

黑 hēi
black; dark; evil, sinister
radical 203 ⿊ · 12 strokes
板 bǎn
board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “blackboard”

WordPinyinMeaning
粉板fěn bǎnblackboard; painted board on which to make temporary notes with brush pen

Related words

Other words that share a character with 黑板.

WordPinyinMeaning
黑人hēi rénblack person; an illegal
黑暗hēi àndark; darkly
黑色hēi sèblack
黑白hēi báiblack and white; right and wrong
黑客hēi kè(computing) (loanword) hacker
黑帮 (黑幫)hēi bāngbunch of gangsters; criminal gang
老板lǎo bǎnvariant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn)
地板dì bǎnfloor

See also: Japanese symbol for “blackboard”.

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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