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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 冰山.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | refrigerator; (old) icebox |
| 冰淇淋 | bīng qí lín | ice cream |
| 冰川 | bīng chuān | glacier |
| 冰雪 | bīng xuě | ice and snow |
| 冰冷 | bīng lěng | ice-cold |
| 冰块 (冰塊) | bīng kuài | ice cube; ice chunk |
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area; 个 (gè) |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
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.
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