Chinese symbol for “cape”
岬
jiǎ
cape (geography); headland
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cape is 岬 (jiǎ), defined as: cape (geography); headland.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “cape”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 披肩 | pī jiān | cape; shawl |
| 海角 | hǎi jiǎo | cape; promontory |
| 岬角 | jiǎ jiǎo | cape; headland |
| 帔 | pèi | cape |
| 披风 (披風) | pī fēng | cloak; cape |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 岬.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岬角 | jiǎ jiǎo | cape; headland |
| 地岬 | dì jiǎ | cape (geography); headland |
| 海岬 | hǎi jiǎ | headland |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cape”.
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.