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Chinese symbol for “blank”

空格
kòng gé
blank; blank space on a form; space; 囗 (indicating missing or illegible character)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for blank is 空格 (kòng gé), defined as: blank; blank space on a form; space; 囗 (indicating missing or illegible character).

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

空 kòng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
radical 116 ⽳ · 8 strokes
格 gé
form, pattern, standard
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “blank”

WordPinyinMeaning
愣lèngto look distracted; to stare blankly
呆dāifoolish; stupid; expressionless; blank
坯件pī jiànblank (for a coin etc); breed or strain
无表情 (無表情)wú biǎo qíngexpressionless; wooden (expression)
坯pīadobe; mud brick; unfired brick, tile or pottery

Related words

Other words that share a character with 空格.

WordPinyinMeaning
空间 (空間)kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
航空háng kōngaviation
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
天空tiān kōngsky
空中kōng zhōngin the sky; in the air
太空tài kōngouter space
价格 (價格)jià géprice
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority

See also: Japanese symbol for “blank”.

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.