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Chinese symbol for “minefield”

雷区
léi qū
Traditional: 雷區
minefield (lit. and fig.)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for minefield is 雷区 (léi qū), defined as: minefield (lit. and fig.).

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

雷 léi
thunder; surname
radical 173 ⾬ · 13 strokes
区 qū
area, district, region, ward; surname
radical 23 ⼖ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雷区.

WordPinyinMeaning
雷达 (雷達)léi dá(loanword) radar
布雷 (佈雷)bù léito lay mines
鱼雷 (魚雷)yú léitorpedo
地雷dì léiland mine (颗 (kē)); (fig.) sore point; weak spot
迅雷xùn léithunderbolt
雷霆léi tíngsound of thunder
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
区域 (區域)qū yùarea; region

See also: Japanese symbol for “minefield”.

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.