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Chinese symbol for “horizon”

地平线
dì píng xiàn
Traditional: 地平線
horizon

The closest CC-CEDICT match for horizon is 地平线 (dì píng xiàn), defined as: horizon.

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

地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes
平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “horizon”

WordPinyinMeaning
天际 (天際)tiān jìhorizon
天边 (天邊)tiān biānhorizon; ends of the earth
眼界yǎn jiè(lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
涯yáborder; horizon
天际线 (天際線)tiān jì xiànskyline; horizon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 地平线.

WordPinyinMeaning
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
当地 (當地)dāng dìlocal
土地tǔ dìland; soil
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route

See also: Japanese symbol for “horizon”.

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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