Chinese symbol for “shack”
棚子
péng zi
shack; shed; 间 (jiān)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shack is 棚子 (péng zi), defined as: shack; shed; 间 (jiān).
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 “shack”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 棚子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摄影棚 (攝影棚) | shè yǐng péng | film studio; television studio |
| 大棚 | dà péng | greenhouse; polytunnel |
| 棚户区 (棚戶區) | péng hù qū | shantytown |
| 爆棚 | bào péng | full to bursting |
| 顶棚 (頂棚) | dǐng péng | ceiling; awning (under ceiling) |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shack”.
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.