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Chinese symbol for “igloo”

冰屋
bīng wū
igloo

The closest CC-CEDICT match for igloo is 冰屋 (bīng wū), defined as: igloo.

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
屋 wū
building, house, shelter; room
radical 44 ⼫ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冰屋.

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
房屋fáng wūhouse; building
屋顶 (屋頂)wū dǐngroof

See also: Japanese symbol for “igloo”.

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.