Chinese symbol for “guardrail”
护栏
hù lán
Traditional: 護欄
guardrail; railing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for guardrail is 护栏 (hù lán), defined as: guardrail; railing.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 护栏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保护 (保護) | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend |
| 维护 (維護) | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard |
| 护士 (護士) | hù shi | nurse |
| 辩护 (辯護) | biàn hù | to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of |
| 护照 (護照) | hù zhào | passport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè) |
| 庇护 (庇護) | bì hù | to shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum |
| 专栏 (專欄) | zhuān lán | special column |
| 栏目 (欄目) | lán mù | regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “guardrail”.
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.