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Chinese symbol for “placer”

砂积矿床
shā jī kuàng chuáng
Traditional: 砂積礦床
placer (alluvial deposit containing valuable metals)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for placer is 砂积矿床 (shā jī kuàng chuáng), defined as: placer (alluvial deposit containing valuable metals).

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

砂 shā
sand, pebbles, gravel; gritty
radical 112 ⽯ · 9 strokes
积 jī
to store up, to amass, to accumulate
radical 115 ⽲ · 10 strokes
矿 kuàng
mine; mineral, ore
radical 112 ⽯ · 8 strokes
床 chuáng
bed, couch; framework, chassis
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 砂积矿床.

WordPinyinMeaning
砂石shā shísandstone; sand and stone
砂岩shā yánsandstone
朱砂zhū shācinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS
砂糖shā tánggranulated sugar
砂锅 (砂鍋)shā guōcasserole; earthenware pot
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
积累 (積累)jī lěito accumulate; accumulation
煤矿 (煤礦)méi kuàngcoal mine; coal seam
临床 (臨床)lín chuáng(medicine) clinical

See also: Japanese symbol for “placer”.

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.