Chinese symbol for “crypt”
地穴
dì xué
pit; burrow; crypt
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crypt is 地穴 (dì xué), defined as: pit; burrow; crypt.
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 “crypt”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 地穴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land; soil |
| 洞穴 | dòng xué | cave; cavern |
| 巢穴 | cháo xué | lair; nest |
| 墓穴 | mù xué | tomb; grave |
| 穴位 | xué wèi | acupuncture point; location of a grave |
See also: Japanese symbol for “crypt”.
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.