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Chinese symbol for “gym”

体育馆
tǐ yù guǎn
Traditional: 體育館
gym; gymnasium; stadium; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gym is 体育馆 (tǐ yù guǎn), defined as: gym; gymnasium; stadium; 个 (gè).

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

体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
育 yù
to produce, to give birth to; to educate
radical 130 ⾁ · 8 strokes
馆 guǎn
public building; shop, house, establishment
radical 184 ⾷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gym”

WordPinyinMeaning
健身房jiàn shēn fánggym; fitness club
健身室jiàn shēn shìgym
健身馆 (健身館)jiàn shēn guǎngym (health center)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 体育馆.

WordPinyinMeaning
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
体育 (體育)tǐ yùsports; physical education
团体 (團體)tuán tǐgroup; organization
体系 (體系)tǐ xìsystem; setup
具体 (具體)jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed
教育jiào yùto educate; to teach
发育 (發育)fā yùto develop; to mature
博物馆 (博物館)bó wù guǎnmuseum

See also: Japanese symbol for “gym”.

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.