Chinese symbol for “garret”
阁楼
gé lóu
Traditional: 閣樓
garret; loft; attic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for garret is 阁楼 (gé lóu), defined as: garret; loft; attic.
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 “garret”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阁楼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内阁 (內閣) | nèi gé | (government) cabinet |
| 阁下 (閣下) | gé xià | your distinguished self; your majesty |
| 组阁 (組閣) | zǔ gé | to form a cabinet |
| 阁员 (閣員) | gé yuán | cabinet member |
| 楼阁 (樓閣) | lóu gé | building; pavilion |
| 大楼 (大樓) | dà lóu | building (a relatively large, multistory one); measure word: 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò) |
| 楼下 (樓下) | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 楼梯 (樓梯) | lóu tī | stair; staircase |
See also: Japanese symbol for “garret”.
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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