Chinese symbol for “locality”
处
chù
Traditional: 處
(bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect; (bound form) office; department; bureau; classifier for locations: spot, point
The closest CC-CEDICT match for locality is 处 (chù), defined as: (bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect; (bound form) office; department; bureau; classifier for locations: spot, point.
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 “locality”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 处.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 处理 (處理) | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish |
| 处于 (處於) | chǔ yú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) |
| 到处 (到處) | dào chù | everywhere |
| 好处 (好處) | hǎo chǔ | easy to get along with |
| 处罚 (處罰) | chǔ fá | to penalize; to punish |
See also: Japanese symbol for “locality”.
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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