Chinese symbol for “niche”
龛
kān
Traditional: 龕
(bound form) niche; shrine
The closest CC-CEDICT match for niche is 龛 (kān), defined as: (bound form) niche; shrine.
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 “niche”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壁龛 (壁龕) | bì kān | niche (in a wall) |
| 定位 | dìng wèi | to orientate; to position |
| 神龛 (神龕) | shén kān | shrine; niche; household shrine |
| 一席之地 | yī xí zhī dì | (acknowledged) place; a role to play |
| 利基 | lì jī | asset that gives a competitive advantage; a strength; (market) niche |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 龛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 神龛 (神龕) | shén kān | shrine; niche; household shrine |
| 佛龛 (佛龕) | fó kān | niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc) |
| 壁龛 (壁龕) | bì kān | niche (in a wall) |
| 骨灰龛 (骨灰龕) | gǔ huī kān | columbarium |
| 龛影 (龕影) | kān yǐng | (radiography) the shadow of a peptic ulcer in a barium-swallow X-ray |
See also: Japanese symbol for “niche”.
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.