Chinese symbol for “place”
地方
dì fang
place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; 处 (chù)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for place is 地方 (dì fang), defined as: place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; 处 (chù).
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
Other Chinese words for “place”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 处 (處) | chù | (bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect |
| 地点 (地點) | dì diǎn | place; site |
| 所在 | suǒ zài | place; location |
| 位子 | wèi zi | place; seat |
| 一席之地 | yī xí zhī dì | (acknowledged) place; a role to play |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 地方.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land; soil |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect; aspect |
| 官方 | guān fāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “place”.
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.