Chinese symbol for “multitude”
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
(idiom) multitude; vast crowd
The closest CC-CEDICT match for multitude is 人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi), defined as: (idiom) multitude; vast crowd.
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
Other Chinese words for “multitude”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 众 (眾) | zhòng | (bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous |
| 群众 (群眾) | qún zhòng | mass; multitude |
| 甡 | shēn | multitude; crowd |
| 黎 | lí | (literary) black; dark |
| 人海 | rén hǎi | a multitude; a sea of people |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 人山人海.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 个人 (個人) | gè rén | an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own |
| 人员 (人員) | rén yuán | staff; crew |
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area; 个 (gè) |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas; abroad |
See also: Japanese symbol for “multitude”.
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.