Chinese symbol for “lighthouse”
灯塔
dēng tǎ
Traditional: 燈塔
lighthouse; measure word: 座 (zuò)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lighthouse is 灯塔 (dēng tǎ), defined as: lighthouse; measure word: 座 (zuò).
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 “lighthouse”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 灯塔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灯光 (燈光) | dēng guāng | (stage) lighting; light |
| 灯笼 (燈籠) | dēng lóng | lantern |
| 红灯 (紅燈) | hóng dēng | red light |
| 路灯 (路燈) | lù dēng | street lamp; street light |
| 灯泡 (燈泡) | dēng pào | light bulb; see also 电灯泡 (diàn dēng pào) |
| 金字塔 | jīn zì tǎ | pyramid (building or structure) |
| 炮塔 | pào tǎ | gun turret |
| 宝塔 (寶塔) | bǎo tǎ | pagoda |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lighthouse”.
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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