Chinese symbol for “pothole”
坑洞
kēng dòng
hole; pit; pothole
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pothole is 坑洞 (kēng dòng), defined as: hole; pit; pothole.
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 “pothole”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 坑洞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坑人 | kēng rén | (coll.) to cheat; to swindle; to rip sb off; to screw sb over |
| 坑道 | kēng dào | mine shaft; gallery |
| 矿坑 (礦坑) | kuàng kēng | mine; mine shaft |
| 坑爹 | kēng diē | to get one's father involved in a difficult situation; (vulgar) (of sth that makes one feel misled or let down etc) to be a big disappointme |
| 水坑 | shuǐ kēng | puddle; water hole |
| 漏洞 | lòu dòng | leak; hole |
| 洞穴 | dòng xué | cave; cavern |
| 黑洞 | hēi dòng | (astronomy) black hole |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pothole”.
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.
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