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Chinese symbol for “karst”

喀斯特
kā sī tè
(geology) (loanword) karst

The closest CC-CEDICT match for karst is 喀斯特 (kā sī tè), defined as: (geology) (loanword) karst.

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

喀 kā
to vomit; used in transliterations
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes
斯 sī
this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
radical 69 ⽄ · 12 strokes
特 tè
special, unique, distinguished
radical 93 ⽜ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “karst”

WordPinyinMeaning
岩溶yán róng(geology) karst

Related words

Other words that share a character with 喀斯特.

WordPinyinMeaning
喀嚓kā chā(onom.) breaking or snapping
喀啦喀啦kā lā kā lā(onom.) clank
喀哒 (喀噠)kā dā(onom.) click
法西斯fǎ xī sīfascist (loanword)
瓦斯wǎ sīgas (loanword)
布鲁斯 (布魯斯)bù lǔ sīblues (music) (loanword)
斯文sī wénrefined; educate
特斯拉tè sī lātesla (unit)
特别 (特別)tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly

See also: Japanese symbol for “karst”.

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.