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Chinese symbol for “pyramid”

金字塔
jīn zì tǎ
pyramid (building or structure)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pyramid is 金字塔 (jīn zì tǎ), defined as: pyramid (building or structure).

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

金 jīn
gold, metal; money
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes
字 zì
character, letter, symbol, word
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes
塔 tǎ
tower, spire, tall building
radical 32 ⼟ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pyramid”

WordPinyinMeaning
棱锥 (稜錐)léng zhuīpyramid (geometry)
角锥 (角錐)jiǎo zhuīpyramid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 金字塔.

WordPinyinMeaning
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
金融jīn róngbanking; finance
基金jī jīnfund
黄金 (黃金)huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity)
金额 (金額)jīn ésum of money; amount of money
金属 (金屬)jīn shǔmetal; 种 (zhǒng)
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
灯塔 (燈塔)dēng tǎlighthouse; measure word: 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “pyramid”.

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.