Chinese symbol for “erect”
竖
shù
Traditional: 豎
to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for erect is 竖 (shù), defined as: to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters).
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 “erect”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竖立 (豎立) | shù lì | to erect; to set upright |
| 竖起 (豎起) | shù qǐ | to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears) |
| 直立 | zhí lì | erect; upright |
| 高耸 (高聳) | gāo sǒng | erect; towering |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight; erect |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 竖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竖立 (豎立) | shù lì | to erect; to set upright |
| 竖起 (豎起) | shù qǐ | to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears) |
| 竖琴 (豎琴) | shù qín | harp |
| 竖直 (豎直) | shù zhí | vertical; to erect |
| 竖井 (豎井) | shù jǐng | vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc) |
| 横竖 (橫豎) | héng shu | anyway |
See also: Japanese symbol for “erect”.
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.