Chinese symbol for “portico”
廊庑
láng wǔ
Traditional: 廊廡
portico; stoa; colonnade
The closest CC-CEDICT match for portico is 廊庑 (láng wǔ), defined as: portico; stoa; colonnade.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “portico”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 廊庑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 走廊 | zǒu láng | corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda |
| 画廊 (畫廊) | huà láng | art gallery; decorated corridor |
| 长廊 (長廊) | cháng láng | promenade; long hallway |
| 回廊 (迴廊) | huí láng | winding corridor; cloister |
| 门廊 (門廊) | mén láng | stoop; parvis |
| 发廊 (髮廊) | fà láng | hair salon; hairdresser's shop |
| 堂庑 (堂廡) | táng wǔ | side room of a hall |
| 蕃庑 (蕃廡) | fán wú | variant of 繁芜 (fán wú) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “portico”.
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.