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Chinese symbol for “drywall”

石膏墙板
shí gāo qiáng bǎn
Traditional: 石膏牆板
drywall; gypsum wallboard; plasterboard

The closest CC-CEDICT match for drywall is 石膏墙板 (shí gāo qiáng bǎn), defined as: drywall; gypsum wallboard; plasterboard.

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

石 shí
stone, rock, mineral
radical 112 ⽯ · 5 strokes
膏 gāo
grease, fat; ointment, paste
radical 130 ⾁ · 14 strokes
墙 qiáng
wall
radical 32 ⼟ · 14 strokes
板 bǎn
board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 石膏墙板.

WordPinyinMeaning
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
石头 (石頭)shí toustone; 块 (kuài)
钻石 (鑽石)zuàn shídiamond; 颗 (kē)
岩石yán shí(geology) rock
宝石 (寶石)bǎo shíprecious stone; gem; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)
化石huà shífossil
牙膏yá gāotoothpaste; measure word: 管 (guǎn)
石膏shí gāogypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster
城墙 (城牆)chéng qiángcity wall
老板lǎo bǎnvariant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “drywall”.

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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