Chinese symbol for “gravestone”
墓碑
mù bēi
gravestone; tombstone
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gravestone is 墓碑 (mù bēi), defined as: gravestone; tombstone.
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
Other Chinese words for “gravestone”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 墓碑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墓地 | mù dì | cemetery; graveyard |
| 坟墓 (墳墓) | fén mù | grave; tomb |
| 陵墓 | líng mù | tomb; mausoleum |
| 古墓 | gǔ mù | old tomb (archaeology) |
| 墓园 (墓園) | mù yuán | cemetery; graveyard |
| 纪念碑 (紀念碑) | jì niàn bēi | monument |
| 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi | milestone |
| 石碑 | shí bēi | stele; stone tablet (for inscription) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gravestone”.
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.