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Chinese symbol for “cabin”

小屋
xiǎo wū
cabin; lodge; cottage; chalet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cabin is 小屋 (xiǎo wū), defined as: cabin; lodge; cottage; chalet; hut; shed.

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

小 xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes
屋 wū
building, house, shelter; room
radical 44 ⼫ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cabin”

WordPinyinMeaning
舱 (艙)cāngcabin; the hold of a ship or airplane
舱房 (艙房)cāng fángcabin (of an airplane or ship)
仓 (倉)cāngbarn; granary
座舱 (座艙)zuò cāngcockpit; cabin
房舱 (房艙)fáng cāng(ship's) cabin

Related words

Other words that share a character with 小屋.

WordPinyinMeaning
小时 (小時)xiǎo shíhour
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
小学 (小學)xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss
小组 (小組)xiǎo zǔgroup
小孩xiǎo háichild; 个 (gè)
房屋fáng wūhouse; building
屋顶 (屋頂)wū dǐngroof

See also: Japanese symbol for “cabin”.

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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