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Chinese symbol for “gulag”

古拉格
gǔ lā gé
gulag (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gulag is 古拉格 (gǔ lā gé), defined as: gulag (loanword).

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

古 gǔ
old, classic, ancient
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
拉 lā
to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
格 gé
form, pattern, standard
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 古拉格.

WordPinyinMeaning
古代gǔ dàiancient times
古老gǔ lǎoancient; old
古典gǔ diǎnclassical
考古kǎo gǔarchaeology; to engage in archaeological studies
古城gǔ chéngancient city
古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
阿拉ā lā(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
价格 (價格)jià géprice

See also: Japanese symbol for “gulag”.

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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