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Chinese symbol for “deserted”

空空荡荡
kōng kōng dàng dàng
Traditional: 空空盪盪
deserted

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deserted is 空空荡荡 (kōng kōng dàng dàng), defined as: deserted.

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

空 kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
radical 116 ⽳ · 8 strokes
空
空 kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
radical 116 ⽳ · 8 strokes
荡 dàng
pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes
荡
荡 dàng
pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “deserted”

WordPinyinMeaning
冷冷清清lěng lěng qīng qīngdeserted; desolate
冷清清lěng qīng qīngdeserted; desolate
冷清lěng qīngcold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
空荡荡 (空蕩蕩)kōng dàng dàngempty; deserted
冷静 (冷靜)lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 空空荡荡.

WordPinyinMeaning
空间 (空間)kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
航空háng kōngaviation
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
天空tiān kōngsky
空中kōng zhōngin the sky; in the air
太空tài kōngouter space
动荡 (動盪)dòng dàngvariant of 动荡 (dòng dàng)
震荡 (震盪)zhèn dàngto shake up; to jolt
荡妇 (蕩婦)dàng fùprostitute; floozy; slut

See also: Japanese symbol for “deserted”.

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.