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Chinese symbol for “crater”

环形山
huán xíng shān
Traditional: 環形山
crater; ring-shaped mountain

The closest CC-CEDICT match for crater is 环形山 (huán xíng shān), defined as: crater; ring-shaped mountain.

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

环 huán
bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop
radical 96 ⽟ · 8 strokes
形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes
山 shān
mountain, hill, peak
radical 46 ⼭ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “crater”

WordPinyinMeaning
凹坑āo kēngconcave depression; crater

Related words

Other words that share a character with 环形山.

WordPinyinMeaning
环境 (環境)huán jìngenvironment; circumstances
环保 (環保)huán bǎoenvironmental protection; environmentally friendly
循环 (循環)xún huánto cycle; to circulate
环节 (環節)huán jié(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy)
环球 (環球)huán qiúaround the world; worldwide
环境保护 (環境保護)huán jìng bǎo hùenvironmental protection
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form
山区 (山區)shān qūmountain area; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “crater”.

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.

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