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Chinese symbol for “bullpen”

牛棚
niú péng
cowshed; makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution; (baseball) bullpen

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bullpen is 牛棚 (niú péng), defined as: cowshed; makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution; (baseball) bullpen.

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

牛 niú
ox, cow, bull
radical 93 ⽜ · 4 strokes
棚 péng
shack, shed; tent, awning
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牛棚.

WordPinyinMeaning
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi)
牛肉niú ròubeef
牛顿 (牛頓)niú dùnnewton (SI unit of force)
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)niú zǎi kùjeans; 条 (tiáo)
牛仔niú zǎicowboy
公牛gōng niúbull
摄影棚 (攝影棚)shè yǐng péngfilm studio; television studio
大棚dà pénggreenhouse; polytunnel

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.