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Chinese symbol for “obelisk”

方尖碑
fāng jiān bēi
obelisk

The closest CC-CEDICT match for obelisk is 方尖碑 (fāng jiān bēi), defined as: obelisk.

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

方 fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
radical 70 ⽅ · 4 strokes
尖 jiān
sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd
radical 42 ⼩ · 6 strokes
碑 bēi
stone tablet; gravestone
radical 112 ⽯ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “obelisk”

WordPinyinMeaning
石柱shí zhùstela; upright stone

Related words

Other words that share a character with 方尖碑.

WordPinyinMeaning
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
方面fāng miànrespect; aspect
官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)
尖锐 (尖銳)jiān ruìsharp; intense
顶尖 (頂尖)dǐng jiānpeak; apex
尖叫jiān jiàoto screech; to shriek
纪念碑 (紀念碑)jì niàn bēimonument

See also: Japanese symbol for “obelisk”.

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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