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Chinese symbol for “darkroom”

暗室
àn shì
darkroom

The closest CC-CEDICT match for darkroom is 暗室 (àn shì), defined as: darkroom.

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

暗 àn
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
radical 72 ⽇ · 13 strokes
室 shì
house, home; room, chamber
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “darkroom”

WordPinyinMeaning
暗房àn fáng(photography) darkroom

Related words

Other words that share a character with 暗室.

WordPinyinMeaning
黑暗hēi àndark; darkly
暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
暗杀 (暗殺)àn shāto assassinate
暗中àn zhōngin the dark; in secret
阴暗 (陰暗)yīn àndim; dark
暗号 (暗號)àn hàosecret signal; password; countersign
办公室 (辦公室)bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
实验室 (實驗室)shí yàn shìlaboratory; 间 (jiān)

See also: Japanese symbol for “darkroom”.

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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