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Chinese symbol for “midair”

半空
bàn kōng
midair

The closest CC-CEDICT match for midair is 半空 (bàn kōng), defined as: midair.

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

半 bàn
half; semi-, incomplete
radical 24 ⼗ · 5 strokes
空 kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
radical 116 ⽳ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “midair”

WordPinyinMeaning
半天bàn tiānhalf of the day; a long time

Related words

Other words that share a character with 半空.

WordPinyinMeaning
一半yī bànhalf
半岛 (半島)bàn dǎopeninsula
半年bàn niánhalf a year
半个 (半個)bàn gehalf of sth
半数 (半數)bàn shùhalf the number; half
上半年shàng bàn niánfirst half of the year
空间 (空間)kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
航空háng kōngaviation

See also: Japanese symbol for “midair”.

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.