Chinese symbol for “environment”
环境
huán jìng
Traditional: 環境
environment; circumstances; surroundings; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for environment is 环境 (huán jìng), defined as: environment; circumstances; surroundings; 个 (gè); ambient.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “environment”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情境 | qíng jìng | situation; context; setting; environment |
| 大环境 (大環境) | dà huán jìng | the environment (from a macro perspective); the broader context; the bigger picture |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 环境.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 环保 (環保) | huán bǎo | environmental protection; environmentally friendly |
| 循环 (循環) | xún huán | to cycle; to circulate |
| 环节 (環節) | huán jié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy) |
| 环球 (環球) | huán qiú | around the world; worldwide |
| 环境保护 (環境保護) | huán jìng bǎo hù | environmental protection |
| 境内 (境內) | jìng nèi | within the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc) |
| 边境 (邊境) | biān jìng | frontier; border |
| 境外 | jìng wài | outside (a country's) borders |
See also: Japanese symbol for “environment”.
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.