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Chinese symbol for “iceberg”

冰山
bīng shān
iceberg; ice-covered mountain; (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long; measure word: 座 (zuò)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for iceberg is 冰山 (bīng shān), defined as: iceberg; ice-covered mountain; (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long; measure word: 座 (zuò).

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

冰 bīng
ice; ice-cold
radical 15 ⼎ · 6 strokes
山 shān
mountain, hill, peak
radical 46 ⼭ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冰山.

WordPinyinMeaning
冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox
冰淇淋bīng qí línice cream
冰川bīng chuānglacier
冰雪bīng xuěice and snow
冰冷bīng lěngice-cold
冰块 (冰塊)bīng kuàiice cube; ice chunk
山区 (山區)shān qūmountain area; 个 (gè)
火山huǒ shānvolcano

See also: Japanese symbol for “iceberg”.

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.