Chinese symbol for “embankment”
堤岸
dī àn
embankment; bank; levee
The closest CC-CEDICT match for embankment is 堤岸 (dī àn), defined as: embankment; bank; levee.
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 “embankment”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 路堤 | lù dī | (road or railway) embankment |
| 坟 (墳) | fén | grave; tomb |
| 塘 | táng | dyke; embankment |
| 堤防 | dī fáng | dike; embankment |
| 垚 | yáo | variant of 堯|尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC; embankment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 堤岸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 堤防 | dī fáng | dike; embankment |
| 堤坝 (堤壩) | dī bà | dam; dike |
| 决堤 (決隄) | jué dī | (of a watercourse) to breach its dike; (of dikes) to collapse |
| 防波堤 | fáng bō dī | breakwater; seawall |
| 海堤 | hǎi dī | levee; dyke |
| 两岸 (兩岸) | liǎng àn | bilateral; both shores |
| 海岸 | hǎi àn | coastal; seacoast |
| 沿岸 | yán àn | coastal area; littoral or riparian |
See also: Japanese symbol for “embankment”.
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.