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Chinese symbol for “hospice”

收容所
shōu róng suǒ
temporary shelter; hospice; refuge (e.g. for animals); detention center

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hospice is 收容所 (shōu róng suǒ), defined as: temporary shelter; hospice; refuge (e.g. for animals); detention center.

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

收 shōu
to collect, to gather, to harvest
radical 66 ⽁ · 6 strokes
容 róng
appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes
所 suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical 63 ⼾ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hospice”

WordPinyinMeaning
安宁病房 (安寧病房)ān níng bìng fánghospice
安养院 (安養院)ān yǎng yuàn(Tw) nursing home; hospice

Related words

Other words that share a character with 收容所.

WordPinyinMeaning
收入shōu rùto take in; income
收到shōu dàoto receive
收集shōu jíto gather; to collect
收费 (收費)shōu fèito charge a fee
收购 (收購)shōu gòuto purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization); to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acq
吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate
内容 (內容)nèi róngcontent; substance; details; 项 (xiàng)
容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result

See also: Japanese symbol for “hospice”.

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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