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Chinese symbol for “ceiling”

天花板
tiān huā bǎn
ceiling (of a room); (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ceiling is 天花板 (tiān huā bǎn), defined as: ceiling (of a room); (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field).

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

天 tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes
花 huā
flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes
板 bǎn
board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ceiling”

WordPinyinMeaning
顶棚 (頂棚)dǐng péngceiling; awning (under ceiling)
升限shēng xiàn(aviation) ceiling
天棚tiān péngceiling; awning
天花tiān huāsmallpox; ceiling
绮井 (綺井)qǐ jǐngceiling (architecture)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 天花板.

WordPinyinMeaning
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
每天měi tiānevery day
明天míng tiāntomorrow
几天 (幾天)jǐ tiānseveral days
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
天下tiān xiàland under heaven; the whole world
花园 (花園)huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò)
花费 (花費)huā fèiexpense; cost
老板lǎo bǎnvariant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ceiling”.

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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