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.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
古代	gǔ dài	ancient times
古老	gǔ lǎo	ancient; old
古典	gǔ diǎn	classical
考古	kǎo gǔ	archaeology; to engage in archaeological studies
古城	gǔ chéng	ancient city
古怪	gǔ guài	strange; weird
卡拉	kǎ lā	karaoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
阿拉	ā lā	(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
价格 (價格)	jià gé	price

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.