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Chinese symbol for “homeland”

热土
rè tǔ
Traditional: 熱土
homeland; hot piece of real estate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for homeland is 热土 (rè tǔ), defined as: homeland; hot piece of real estate.

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

热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
土 tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
radical 32 ⼟ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “homeland”

WordPinyinMeaning
故乡 (故鄉)gù xiānghome; homeland
家园 (家園)jiā yuánhome; homeland

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热土.

WordPinyinMeaning
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热烈 (熱烈)rè lièenthusiastic; ardent
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
热门 (熱門)rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue
热点 (熱點)rè diǎnhot spot; point of special interest
土地tǔ dìland; soil
领土 (領土)lǐng tǔterritory

See also: Japanese symbol for “homeland”.

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.