Chinese symbol for “jail”
班房
bān fáng
jail
The closest CC-CEDICT match for jail is 班房 (bān fáng), defined as: jail.
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
Other Chinese words for “jail”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监 (監) | jiān | to supervise; to inspect |
| 监押 (監押) | jiān yā | a jail; to imprison |
| 大狱 (大獄) | dà yù | jail; prison |
| 监禁 (監禁) | jiān jìn | to imprison; to jail |
| 监牢 (監牢) | jiān láo | prison; jail |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 班房.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 航班 | háng bān | (scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing |
| 下班 | xià bān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 加班 | jiā bān | to work overtime |
| 班级 (班級) | bān jí | class (group of students); grade (in school) |
| 班机 (班機) | bān jī | airliner; (regular) flight (CL:趟 (tàng),次 (cì),班 (bān)) |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story) |
| 房间 (房間) | fáng jiān | room; 间 (jiān) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “jail”.
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.