Chinese symbol for “mortuary”
太平间
tài píng jiān
Traditional: 太平間
mortuary; morgue
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mortuary is 太平间 (tài píng jiān), defined as: mortuary; morgue.
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 “mortuary”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 太平间.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太阳 (太陽) | tài yang | sun; sunlight; sunshine |
| 太空 | tài kōng | outer space |
| 太太 | tài tai | married woman; Mrs. |
| 太子 | tài zǐ | crown prince |
| 太阳能 (太陽能) | tài yáng néng | solar energy |
| 老太太 | lǎo tài tai | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother |
| 平台 (平臺) | píng tái | platform; terrace |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mortuary”.
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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