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Chinese symbol for “castle”

城堡
chéng bǎo
castle; rook (chess piece)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for castle is 城堡 (chéng bǎo), defined as: castle; rook (chess piece).

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

城 chéng
castle, city, town; municipality
radical 32 ⼟ · 9 strokes
堡 bǎo
fort, fortress; town, village
radical 32 ⼟ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 城堡.

WordPinyinMeaning
城市chéng shìcity; town; measure word: 座 (zuò)
城镇 (城鎮)chéng zhèntown; cities and towns
城乡 (城鄉)chéng xiāngcity and countryside
城区 (城區)chéng qūcity district; urban area
县城 (縣城)xiàn chéngcounty seat; county town
汉堡 (漢堡)hàn bǎo(loanword) hamburger
堡垒 (堡壘)bǎo lěifort
碉堡diāo bǎo(military) pillbox; blockhouse; humorous way of writing 屌爆 (diǎo bào)

See also: Japanese symbol for “castle”.

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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