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Chinese symbol for “habitat”

栖息地
qī xī dì
Traditional: 棲息地
habitat

The closest CC-CEDICT match for habitat is 栖息地 (qī xī dì), defined as: habitat.

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

栖 qī
perch, roost, to stay
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
息 xī
to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “habitat”

WordPinyinMeaning
生存环境 (生存環境)shēng cún huán jìnghabitat; living environment
栖地 (棲地)qī dìhabitat
生境shēng jìnghabitat
聚居地jù jū dìinhabited land; habitat

Related words

Other words that share a character with 栖息地.

WordPinyinMeaning
栖息 (棲息)qī xī(of a bird) to perch; (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell
两栖 (兩棲)liǎng qīamphibious; dual-talented
栖身 (棲身)qī shēnto stay at; to live in (temporarily)
栖地 (棲地)qī dìhabitat
两栖动物 (兩棲動物)liǎng qī dòng wùamphibian; amphibious animals
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message
休息xiū xirest; to rest
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)

See also: Japanese symbol for “habitat”.

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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