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Chinese symbol for “parlor”

会客室
huì kè shì
Traditional: 會客室
parlor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for parlor is 会客室 (huì kè shì), defined as: parlor.

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

会 huì
to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
客 kè
guest, traveller; customer
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes
室 shì
house, home; room, chamber
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “parlor”

WordPinyinMeaning
会客厅 (會客廳)huì kè tīngreception room; parlor
包间 (包間)bāo jiānprivate room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc); parlor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 会客室.

WordPinyinMeaning
社会 (社會)shè huìsociety
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely
会议 (會議)huì yìmeeting; conference
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission
机会 (機會)jī huìopportunity; chance
协会 (協會)xié huìan association; a society
客户 (客戶)kè hùclient; customer
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
办公室 (辦公室)bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises

See also: Japanese symbol for “parlor”.

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.