Chinese symbol for “brothel”
妓院
jì yuàn
brothel; whorehouse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for brothel is 妓院 (jì yuàn), defined as: brothel; whorehouse.
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
Other Chinese words for “brothel”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勾栏 (勾欄) | gōu lán | brothel; theater |
| 妓馆 (妓館) | jì guǎn | brothel |
| 妓寨 | jì zhài | brothel |
| 窑 (窯) | yáo | kiln; oven |
| 娼家 | chāng jiā | brothel |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 妓院.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妓女 | jì nǚ | prostitute; hooker |
| 娼妓 | chāng jì | prostitute |
| 艺妓 (藝妓) | yì jì | geisha (Japanese female entertainer); also written 艺伎 (yì jì) |
| 嫖妓 | piáo jì | to visit a prostitute |
| 召妓 | zhào jì | to hire a prostitute |
| 医院 (醫院) | yī yuàn | hospital; measure word: 所 (suǒ), 家 (jiā), 座 (zuò) |
| 学院 (學院) | xué yuàn | college; educational institute |
| 法院 | fǎ yuàn | court of law; court |
See also: Japanese symbol for “brothel”.
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.