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Chinese symbol for “granite”

花岗岩
huā gāng yán
Traditional: 花崗岩
granite

The closest CC-CEDICT match for granite is 花岗岩 (huā gāng yán), defined as: granite.

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

花 huā
flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes
岗 gāng
post; position
radical 46 ⼭ · 7 strokes
岩 yán
cliff; rocks; mountain
radical 46 ⼭ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “granite”

WordPinyinMeaning
花岗石 (花崗石)huā gāng shígranite

Related words

Other words that share a character with 花岗岩.

WordPinyinMeaning
花园 (花園)huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò)
花费 (花費)huā fèiexpense; cost
花钱 (花錢)huā qiánto spend money
棉花mián huacotton
鲜花 (鮮花)xiān huāflower; fresh flowers
桃花táo huāpeach blossom; (fig.) love affair
岗位 (崗位)gǎng wèia post; a job
下岗 (下崗)xià gǎng(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off
岩石yán shí(geology) rock

See also: Japanese symbol for “granite”.

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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