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Chinese symbol for “ledge”

壁架
bì jià
ledge

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ledge is 壁架 (bì jià), defined as: ledge.

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

壁 bì
partition, wall; rampart
radical 32 ⼟ · 16 strokes
架 jià
frame, rack, stand; to prop up
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 壁架.

WordPinyinMeaning
隔壁gé bìnext door; neighbor
墙壁 (牆壁)qiáng bìwall
壁画 (壁畫)bì huàmural (painting); fresco
壁垒 (壁壘)bì lěirampart; barrier
壁纸 (壁紙)bì zhǐwallpaper
壁炉 (壁爐)bì lúfireplace
绑架 (綁架)bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct
框架kuàng jià(construction) frame; (fig.) framework

See also: Japanese symbol for “ledge”.

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.