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Chinese symbol for “pagoda”

宝塔
bǎo tǎ
Traditional: 寶塔
pagoda

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pagoda is 宝塔 (bǎo tǎ), defined as: pagoda.

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

宝 bǎo
treasure, jewel; rare, precious
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
塔 tǎ
tower, spire, tall building
radical 32 ⼟ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pagoda”

WordPinyinMeaning
佛塔fó tǎpagoda
层楼 (層樓)céng lóumultistoried building; tower

Related words

Other words that share a character with 宝塔.

WordPinyinMeaning
宝宝 (寶寶)bǎo baodarling; baby
宝贝 (寶貝)bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure
宝贵 (寶貴)bǎo guìvaluable; precious
珠宝 (珠寶)zhū bǎopearls; jewels
宝石 (寶石)bǎo shíprecious stone; gem; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)
宝藏 (寶藏)bǎo zàngprecious mineral deposits; hidden treasure
金字塔jīn zì tǎpyramid (building or structure)
灯塔 (燈塔)dēng tǎlighthouse; measure word: 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “pagoda”.

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.