Chinese symbol for “map”
地图
dì tú
Traditional: 地圖
map; 张 (zhāng),本 (běn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for map is 地图 (dì tú), defined as: map; 张 (zhāng),本 (běn).
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 “map”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 图 (圖) | tú | diagram; picture |
| 测绘 (測繪) | cè huì | to survey and draw; to map |
| 组图 (組圖) | zǔ tú | picture; image |
| 舆地 (輿地) | yú dì | land; map |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 地图.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land; soil |
| 图片 (圖片) | tú piàn | picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng) |
| 试图 (試圖) | shì tú | to attempt; to try |
| 图书馆 (圖書館) | tú shū guǎn | library; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè) |
| 企图 (企圖) | qǐ tú | to attempt; to try |
See also: Japanese symbol for “map”.
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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