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Chinese symbol for “crossroads”

十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
crossroads; intersection

The closest CC-CEDICT match for crossroads is 十字路口 (shí zì lù kǒu), defined as: crossroads; intersection.

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

十 shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
radical 24 ⼗ · 2 strokes
字 zì
character, letter, symbol, word
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes
路 lù
road, path, street; journey
radical 157 ⾜ · 13 strokes
口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “crossroads”

WordPinyinMeaning
逵kuícrossroads; thoroughfare
交叉点 (交叉點)jiāo chā diǎnjunction; crossroads; (geometry) point of intersection
馗kuícheekbone; crossroads

Related words

Other words that share a character with 十字路口.

WordPinyinMeaning
十分shí fēnvery; completely
十五shí wǔfifteen; 15
十八shí bāeighteen; 18
十九shí jiǔnineteen; 19
十二shí èrtwelve; 12
二十èr shítwenty; 20
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
铁路 (鐵路)tiě lùrailroad; railway
人口rén kǒupopulation; people

See also: Japanese symbol for “crossroads”.

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.