Chinese symbol for “countryside”
乡下
xiāng xia
Traditional: 鄉下
countryside; rural area; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for countryside is 乡下 (xiāng xia), defined as: countryside; rural area; 个 (gè).
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 “countryside”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野外 | yě wài | countryside; areas outside the city |
| 乡村 (鄉村) | xiāng cūn | rustic; village |
| 山泽 (山澤) | shān zé | the countryside; wilderness areas |
| 田园 (田園) | tián yuán | fields; countryside |
| 郊野 | jiāo yě | open area outside the city; countryside |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 乡下.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乡村 (鄉村) | xiāng cūn | rustic; village |
| 家乡 (家鄉) | jiā xiāng | hometown; native place |
| 城乡 (城鄉) | chéng xiāng | city and countryside |
| 乡镇 (鄉鎮) | xiāng zhèn | townships and towns (collective term for the two principal township-level administrative divisions); small towns (general sense) |
| 故乡 (故鄉) | gù xiāng | home; homeland |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 下来 (下來) | xià lai | to come down; (completed action marker) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “countryside”.
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.