Chinese symbol for “climbing”
登山
dēng shān
to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering
The closest CC-CEDICT match for climbing is 登山 (dēng shān), defined as: to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering.
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 “climbing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 攀援 | pān yuán | to climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant) |
| 攀缘 (攀緣) | pān yuán | to climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 登山.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登记 (登記) | dēng jì | to register (one's name) |
| 登陆 (登陸) | dēng lù | to land; to come ashore |
| 登上 | dēng shàng | to climb over; to ascend onto |
| 登场 (登場) | dēng chǎng | to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene |
| 刊登 | kān dēng | to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine) |
| 登录 (登錄) | dēng lù | to register; to log in |
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area; 个 (gè) |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
See also: Japanese symbol for “climbing”.
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.