Chinese symbol for “cluster”
丛
cóng
Traditional: 叢
cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cluster is 丛 (cóng), defined as: cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “cluster”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簇 | cù | (bound form) to cluster; to pile up; cluster; pile |
| 集束 | jí shù | to cluster |
| 群组 (群組) | qún zǔ | group; cohort |
| 丛集 (叢集) | cóng jí | to crowd together; to pile up; to cluster; (book) collection; series |
| 连缀 (連綴) | lián zhuì | to put together; linking |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 丛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丛林 (叢林) | cóng lín | jungle; thicket |
| 丛书 (叢書) | cóng shū | a series of books; a collection of books |
| 灌木丛 (灌木叢) | guàn mù cóng | shrub; shrubbery |
| 草丛 (草叢) | cǎo cóng | underbrush |
| 树丛 (樹叢) | shù cóng | thicket; undergrowth |
| 丛生 (叢生) | cóng shēng | growing as a thicket; overgrown |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cluster”.
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.