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Chinese symbol for “inland”

内地
nèi dì
Traditional: 內地
inland; interior; hinterland

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inland is 内地 (nèi dì), defined as: inland; interior; hinterland.

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

内 nèi
inside
radical 13 ⼌ · 4 strokes
地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inland”

WordPinyinMeaning
内陆 (內陸)nèi lùinland; interior

Related words

Other words that share a character with 内地.

WordPinyinMeaning
内容 (內容)nèi róngcontent; substance; details; 项 (xiàng)
国内 (國內)guó nèidomestic; internal (to a country)
内部 (內部)nèi bùinterior; inside (part, section)
境内 (境內)jìng nèiwithin the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc)
内阁 (內閣)nèi gé(government) cabinet
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “inland”.

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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