Chinese symbol for “hometown”
家乡
jiā xiāng
Traditional: 家鄉
hometown; native place; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hometown is 家乡 (jiā xiāng), defined as: hometown; native place; 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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hometown”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 家乡.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国家 (國家) | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household; 户 (hù) |
| 专家 (專家) | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 乡村 (鄉村) | xiāng cūn | rustic; village |
| 城乡 (城鄉) | chéng xiāng | city and countryside |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hometown”.
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.