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Chinese symbol for “enclosure”

闲
xián
Traditional: 閑
enclosure; (variant of 闲 (xián)) idle; unoccupied; leisure

The closest CC-CEDICT match for enclosure is 闲 (xián), defined as: enclosure; (variant of 闲 (xián)) idle; unoccupied; leisure.

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

闲 xián
fence, guard; to defend; idle time
radical 169 ⾨ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “enclosure”

WordPinyinMeaning
围场 (圍場)wéi chǎngenclosure; pig pen
囗wéienclosure
附件fù jiànappendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document)
圈地quān dìstaking a claim to territory; enclosure
埒liè(literary) equal; enclosure

Related words

Other words that share a character with 闲.

WordPinyinMeaning
休闲 (休閒)xiū xiánleisure; relaxation
闲置 (閒置)xián zhìto leave unused; to leave idle; to lie idle
闲暇 (閑暇)xián xiáleisure; free time
悠闲 (悠閑)yōu xiánvariant of 悠閒|悠闲; leisurely

See also: Japanese symbol for “enclosure”.

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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