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Chinese symbol for “mural”

壁画
bì huà
Traditional: 壁畫
mural (painting); fresco

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mural is 壁画 (bì huà), defined as: mural (painting); fresco.

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

壁 bì
partition, wall; rampart
radical 32 ⼟ · 16 strokes
画 huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
radical 102 ⽥ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 壁画.

WordPinyinMeaning
隔壁gé bìnext door; neighbor
墙壁 (牆壁)qiáng bìwall
壁垒 (壁壘)bì lěirampart; barrier
壁纸 (壁紙)bì zhǐwallpaper
壁炉 (壁爐)bì lúfireplace
漫画 (漫畫)màn huàcomics; cartoon; caricature
动画 (動畫)dòng huàanimation; cartoon
画面 (畫面)huà miànscene; tableau

See also: Japanese symbol for “mural”.

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.