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Chinese symbol for “boondocks”

僻地
pì dì
the sticks; the boondocks

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boondocks is 僻地 (pì dì), defined as: the sticks; the boondocks.

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

僻 pì
out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox
radical 9 ⼈ · 15 strokes
地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 僻地.

WordPinyinMeaning
偏僻piān pìremote; desolate
孤僻gū pìunsociable; withdrawn; reclusive
僻静 (僻靜)pì jìnglonely; secluded
穷乡僻壤 (窮鄉僻壤)qióng xiāng pì rǎnga remote and desolate place
荒僻huāng pìdesolate; deserted
生僻shēng pìunfamiliar; rarely seen
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)

See also: Japanese symbol for “boondocks”.

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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