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Chinese symbol for “cottage”

村舍
cūn shè
cottage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cottage is 村舍 (cūn shè), defined as: cottage.

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

村 cūn
village, hamlet; vulgar, uncouth
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
舍 shè
house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
radical 135 ⾆ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cottage”

WordPinyinMeaning
茅舍máo shècottage; hut
小屋xiǎo wūcabin; lodge

Related words

Other words that share a character with 村舍.

WordPinyinMeaning
农村 (農村)nóng cūnrural area; village
乡村 (鄉村)xiāng cūnrustic; village
村民cūn mínvillager
村庄 (村莊)cūn zhuāngvillage; hamlet
村落cūn luòvillage
村里cūn lǐvillage; hamlet
宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room
舍不得 (捨不得)shě bu deto hate to do sth; to hate to part with

See also: Japanese symbol for “cottage”.

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.