King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “semicircular”

半圆形
bàn yuán xíng
Traditional: 半圓形
semicircular

The closest CC-CEDICT match for semicircular is 半圆形 (bàn yuán xíng), defined as: semicircular.

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

半 bàn
half; semi-, incomplete
radical 24 ⼗ · 5 strokes
圆 yuán
circle; circular, round; complete
radical 31 ⼞ · 10 strokes
形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 半圆形.

WordPinyinMeaning
一半yī bànhalf
半岛 (半島)bàn dǎopeninsula
半年bàn niánhalf a year
半个 (半個)bàn gehalf of sth
半数 (半數)bàn shùhalf the number; half
上半年shàng bàn niánfirst half of the year
圆满 (圓滿)yuán mǎnsatisfactory; consummate; perfect
圆形 (圓形)yuán xínground; circular
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape

See also: Japanese symbol for “semicircular”.

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.