Chinese symbol for “nook”
山坞
shān wù
Traditional: 山塢
nook; cove (in the hills)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nook is 山坞 (shān wù), defined as: nook; cove (in the hills).
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 “nook”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook |
| 旮旯 | gā lá | corner; nook |
| 犄角旮旯 | jī jiǎo gā lá | corner; nook |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 山坞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area; 个 (gè) |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
| 山脉 (山脈) | shān mài | mountain range; 条 (tiáo) |
| 山地 | shān dì | mountainous region; hilly area |
| 山寨 | shān zhài | fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) |
| 山顶 (山頂) | shān dǐng | hilltop |
| 船坞 (船塢) | chuán wù | dock; shipyard |
| 花坞 (花塢) | huā wù | sunken flower-bed |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nook”.
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.