Chinese symbol for “city”
城市
chéng shì
city; town; measure word: 座 (zuò)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for city is 城市 (chéng shì), defined as: city; town; measure word: 座 (zuò).
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 “city”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 都市 | dū shì | city; metropolis |
| 邑 | yì | city; village |
| 城池 | chéng chí | city |
| 市 | shì | market; city |
| 城 | chéng | city walls; city |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 城市.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 城镇 (城鎮) | chéng zhèn | town; cities and towns |
| 城乡 (城鄉) | chéng xiāng | city and countryside |
| 城堡 | chéng bǎo | castle; rook (chess piece) |
| 城区 (城區) | chéng qū | city district; urban area |
| 县城 (縣城) | xiàn chéng | county seat; county town |
| 市场 (市場) | shì chǎng | marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market |
| 市长 (市長) | shì zhǎng | mayor |
| 上市 | shàng shì | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “city”.
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.