Chinese symbol for “interior”
内部
nèi bù
Traditional: 內部
interior; inside (part, section); internal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for interior is 内部 (nèi bù), defined as: interior; inside (part, section); internal.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “interior”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 里 (裡) | lǐ | lining; interior |
| 内 (內) | nèi | inside; inner |
| 里头 (裡頭) | lǐ tou | inside; interior |
| 内陆 (內陸) | nèi lù | inland; interior |
| 里面 (裡面) | lǐ miàn | inside; interior |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 内部.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内容 (內容) | nèi róng | content; substance; details; 项 (xiàng) |
| 国内 (國內) | guó nèi | domestic; internal (to a country) |
| 境内 (境內) | jìng nèi | within the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc) |
| 内地 (內地) | nèi dì | inland; interior |
| 内阁 (內閣) | nèi gé | (government) cabinet |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 部门 (部門) | bù mén | department; branch |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole; all |
See also: Japanese symbol for “interior”.
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.