Chinese symbol for “bookstore”
书店
shū diàn
Traditional: 書店
bookstore; measure word: 家 (jiā)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bookstore is 书店 (shū diàn), defined as: bookstore; measure word: 家 (jiā).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bookstore”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 书店.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 书记 (書記) | shū ji | secretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe |
| 秘书 (秘書) | mì shū | secretary |
| 图书馆 (圖書館) | tú shū guǎn | library; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè) |
| 书籍 (書籍) | shū jí | books; works |
| 读书 (讀書) | dú shū | to read a book; to study |
| 秘书长 (秘書長) | mì shū zhǎng | secretary-general |
| 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | wine shop; pub (public house) |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bookstore”.
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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