Chinese symbol for “cavity”
腔
qiāng
(bound form) cavity; (bound form) speech; talk; tune; accent (in one's speech)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cavity is 腔 (qiāng), defined as: (bound form) cavity; (bound form) speech; talk; tune; accent (in one's speech); (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock.
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 “cavity”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空洞 | kōng dòng | cavity; empty |
| 空腔 | kōng qiāng | cavity |
| 凹洞 | āo dòng | cavity; pit |
| 窿 | lóng | cavity; hole |
| 穴 | xué | cave; cavity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 腔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口腔 | kǒu qiāng | oral cavity |
| 腔调 (腔調) | qiāng diào | a tune; a melody |
| 满腔 (滿腔) | mǎn qiāng | one's heart filled with; full of (joy) |
| 胸腔 | xiōng qiāng | thoracic cavity |
| 唱腔 | chàng qiāng | vocal music (in opera); aria |
| 腹腔 | fù qiāng | abdominal cavity |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cavity”.
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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