Chinese symbol for “mine”
矿山
kuàng shān
Traditional: 礦山
mine
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mine is 矿山 (kuàng shān), defined as: mine.
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 “mine”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矿井 (礦井) | kuàng jǐng | a mine; a mine shaft |
| 矿场 (礦場) | kuàng chǎng | a mine; pit |
| 矿坑 (礦坑) | kuàng kēng | mine; mine shaft |
| 开矿 (開礦) | kāi kuàng | to mine; to open a seam |
| 开采 (開採) | kāi cǎi | to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 矿山.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煤矿 (煤礦) | méi kuàng | coal mine; coal seam |
| 矿产 (礦產) | kuàng chǎn | minerals |
| 矿业 (礦業) | kuàng yè | mining industry |
| 矿物 (礦物) | kuàng wù | mineral |
| 采矿 (採礦) | cǎi kuàng | mining |
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area; 个 (gè) |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
| 山脉 (山脈) | shān mài | mountain range; 条 (tiáo) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mine”.
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.