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
Other Chinese words for “cabin”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舱 (艙) | cāng | cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane |
| 舱房 (艙房) | cāng fáng | cabin (of an airplane or ship) |
| 仓 (倉) | cāng | barn; granary |
| 座舱 (座艙) | zuò cāng | cockpit; cabin |
| 房舱 (房艙) | fáng cāng | (ship's) cabin |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 小屋.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小时 (小時) | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
| 小学 (小學) | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss |
| 小组 (小組) | xiǎo zǔ | group |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child; 个 (gè) |
| 房屋 | fáng wū | house; building |
| 屋顶 (屋頂) | wū dǐng | roof |
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.