Chinese symbol for “coral”
珊
shān
coral
The closest CC-CEDICT match for coral is 珊 (shān), defined as: coral.
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 “coral”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 珊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 珊瑚 | shān hú | coral |
| 珊瑚礁 | shān hú jiāo | coral reef |
| 阑珊 (闌珊) | lán shān | coming to an end; waning |
| 红珊瑚 (紅珊瑚) | hóng shān hú | red coral; precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) |
| 草珊瑚 | cǎo shān hú | Sarcandra glabra (botany) |
| 夜阑珊 (夜闌珊) | yè lán shān | late at night |
See also: Japanese symbol for “coral”.
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.