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Chinese symbol for “lakeside”

湖边
hú biān
Traditional: 湖邊
lakeside

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lakeside is 湖边 (hú biān), defined as: lakeside.

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

湖 hú
lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
边 biān
border, edge, margin, side
radical 162 ⾡ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lakeside”

WordPinyinMeaning
湖畔hú pànlakeside

Related words

Other words that share a character with 湖边.

WordPinyinMeaning
湖泊hú pōlake
江湖jiāng húrivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat
湖畔hú pànlakeside
盐湖 (鹽湖)yán húsalt lake
湖滨 (湖濱)hú bīnlake front
身边 (身邊)shēn biānat one's side; on hand
一边 (一邊)yī biānone side; either side
旁边 (旁邊)páng biānside; adjacent place

See also: Japanese symbol for “lakeside”.

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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