Chinese symbol for “sandbox”
沙坑
shā kēng
sandbox; jumping pit (athletics); sand trap, bunker (golf)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sandbox is 沙坑 (shā kēng), defined as: sandbox; jumping pit (athletics); sand trap, bunker (golf).
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 “sandbox”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 箱庭 | xiāng tíng | (Japanese-style) sandbox (video gaming); sandplay (therapy) |
| 沙盒 | shā hé | (computing) sandbox |
| 沙池 | shā chí | sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc); sandbox |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 沙坑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沙漠 | shā mò | desert; 个 (gè) |
| 金沙 | jīn shā | gold dust; salted egg yolk sauce |
| 沙发 (沙發) | shā fā | (loanword) sofa (条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post |
| 沙滩 (沙灘) | shā tān | beach; sandy shore |
| 沙龙 (沙龍) | shā lóng | salon (loanword) |
| 沙皇 | shā huáng | czar (loanword) |
| 坑洞 | kēng dòng | hole; pit |
| 坑人 | kēng rén | (coll.) to cheat; to swindle; to rip sb off; to screw sb over |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sandbox”.
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.