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Chinese symbol for “domain”

领域
lǐng yù
Traditional: 領域
domain; sphere; field; territory; area

The closest CC-CEDICT match for domain is 领域 (lǐng yù), defined as: domain; sphere; field; territory; area.

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

领 lǐng
neck, collar; lead, guide
radical 181 ⾴ · 11 strokes
域 yù
area, district, field, land, region; boundary; domain (in taxonomy)
radical 32 ⼟ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “domain”

WordPinyinMeaning
地盘 (地盤)dì pándomain; territory under one's control
版图 (版圖)bǎn túdomain; territory
定义域 (定義域)dìng yì yùdomain (math.)
领地 (領地)lǐng dìterritory; domain; estate; (old) fief
域yùfield; region

Related words

Other words that share a character with 领域.

WordPinyinMeaning
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
领导人 (領導人)lǐng dǎo rénleader
领袖 (領袖)lǐng xiùleader
占领 (佔領)zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
领土 (領土)lǐng tǔterritory
区域 (區域)qū yùarea; region
流域liú yùriver basin; valley
地域dì yùarea; district

See also: Japanese symbol for “domain”.

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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