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Chinese symbol for “lithosphere”

岩石圈
yán shí quān
(geology) lithosphere

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lithosphere is 岩石圈 (yán shí quān), defined as: (geology) lithosphere.

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

岩 yán
cliff; rocks; mountain
radical 46 ⼭ · 8 strokes
石 shí
stone, rock, mineral
radical 112 ⽯ · 5 strokes
圈 quān
circle, ring, loop; to encircle
radical 31 ⼞ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 岩石圈.

WordPinyinMeaning
岩石yán shí(geology) rock
岩浆 (岩漿)yán jiāng(geology) magma
花岗岩 (花崗岩)huā gāng yángranite
熔岩róng yán(geology) lava
岩画 (巖畫)yán huàrock painting; picture or writing carved on rocks
石灰岩shí huī yánlimestone
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
石头 (石頭)shí toustone; 块 (kuài)
圈子quān zicircle; ring

See also: Japanese symbol for “lithosphere”.

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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