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Chinese symbol for “checkpoint”

关卡
guān qiǎ
Traditional: 關卡
checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); (fig.) barrier; hurdle; red tape; measure word: 道 (dào); Taiwan pr. [guan1ka3]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for checkpoint is 关卡 (guān qiǎ), defined as: checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); (fig.) barrier; hurdle; red tape; measure word: 道 (dào); Taiwan pr. [guan1ka3].

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

关 guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes
卡 qiǎ
card, punch card; calorie
radical 25 ⼘ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “checkpoint”

WordPinyinMeaning
检查站 (檢查站)jiǎn chá zhàncheckpoint
岗卡 (崗卡)gǎng qiǎcheckpoint; Taiwan pr. [gang3ka3]
卡子qiǎ ziclip; hair fastener
检查哨 (檢查哨)jiǎn chá shàoinspection post; checkpoint

Related words

Other words that share a character with 关卡.

WordPinyinMeaning
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
关于 (關於)guān yúpertaining to; concerning
有关 (有關)yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to
相关 (相關)xiāng guānrelated; relevant
机关 (機關)jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
卡车 (卡車)kǎ chētruck; 辆 (liàng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “checkpoint”.

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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