Chinese symbol for “highway”
公路
gōng lù
highway; road; 条 (tiáo)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for highway is 公路 (gōng lù), defined as: highway; road; 条 (tiáo).
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
Other Chinese words for “highway”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高速公路 | gāo sù gōng lù | expressway; highway; freeway |
| 高速路 | gāo sù lù | highway; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路 (gāo sù gōng lù)) |
| 坦途 | tǎn tú | highway; level road |
| 驰道 (馳道) | chí dào | (old) highway for the emperor; highway |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 公路.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 公开 (公開) | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 公布 (公佈) | gōng bù | variant of 公布 (gōng bù) |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer |
| 铁路 (鐵路) | tiě lù | railroad; railway |
| 道路 | dào lù | road; path |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
See also: Japanese symbol for “highway”.
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.