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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

沙 shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
坑 kēng
pit, hole; to trap, to bury; to harry
radical 32 ⼟ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sandbox”

WordPinyinMeaning
箱庭xiāng tíng(Japanese-style) sandbox (video gaming); sandplay (therapy)
沙盒shā hé(computing) sandbox
沙池shā chísandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc); sandbox

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沙坑.

WordPinyinMeaning
沙漠shā mòdesert; 个 (gè)
金沙jīn shāgold 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 tānbeach; sandy shore
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)
沙皇shā huángczar (loanword)
坑洞kēng dònghole; 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.

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