Chinese symbol for “community”
社区
shè qū
Traditional: 社區
community; neighborhood
The closest CC-CEDICT match for community is 社区 (shè qū), defined as: community; neighborhood.
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 “community”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 群体 (群體) | qún tǐ | community; colony |
| 共同体 (共同體) | gòng tóng tǐ | community |
| 社群 | shè qún | community; social grouping |
| 群落 | qún luò | community; (science) biocoenosis |
| 小区 (小區) | xiǎo qū | housing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 社区.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 社会 (社會) | shè huì | society |
| 社会主义 (社會主義) | shè huì zhǔ yì | socialism |
| 社交 | shè jiāo | social interaction |
| 出版社 | chū bǎn shè | publishing house |
| 社团 (社團) | shè tuán | association; society |
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 区域 (區域) | qū yù | area; region |
| 区别 (區別) | qū bié | difference; to distinguish |
See also: Japanese symbol for “community”.
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.