Chinese symbol for “porch”
阳台
yáng tái
Traditional: 陽臺
balcony; porch
The closest CC-CEDICT match for porch is 阳台 (yáng tái), defined as: balcony; porch.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “porch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 廊 | láng | corridor; veranda |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阳台.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太阳 (太陽) | tài yang | sun; sunlight; sunshine |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 太阳能 (太陽能) | tài yáng néng | solar energy |
| 朝阳 (朝陽) | cháo yáng | to be exposed to the sun; in a position facing the sun |
| 平台 (平臺) | píng tái | platform; terrace |
| 电视台 (電視台) | diàn shì tái | television station |
| 电台 (電臺) | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station |
| 舞台 (舞臺) | wǔ tái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
See also: Japanese symbol for “porch”.
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.