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Chinese symbol for “booth”

摊子
tān zi
Traditional: 攤子
booth; vendor's stall; (fig.) organizational structure; scale of operations

The closest CC-CEDICT match for booth is 摊子 (tān zi), defined as: booth; vendor's stall; (fig.) organizational structure; scale of operations.

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

摊 tān
to spread out, to open, to allot; a merchant's stand
radical 64 ⼿ · 13 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “booth”

WordPinyinMeaning
摊位 (攤位)tān wèistall; booth; stand
卡座kǎ zuòbooth (in restaurants etc) (loanword from "car seat")
亭tíngpavilion; booth
展台 (展臺)zhǎn táidisplay counter; stand
隔间 (隔間)gé jiāncompartment; booth

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摊子.

WordPinyinMeaning
摊位 (攤位)tān wèistall; booth; stand
摊贩 (攤販)tān fànstallkeeper; peddler
分摊 (分攤)fēn tānto share (costs, responsibilities); to apportion
摆摊 (擺攤)bǎi tānto run a street stall
摊牌 (攤牌)tān páito lay one's cards on the table
烂摊子 (爛攤子)làn tān ziterrible mess; shambles
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “booth”.

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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