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Chinese symbol for “shacks”

棚户
péng hù
Traditional: 棚戶
shacks; shack-dwellers; slum-dwellers

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shacks is 棚户 (péng hù), defined as: shacks; shack-dwellers; slum-dwellers.

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

棚 péng
shack, shed; tent, awning
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes
户 hù
door; family
radical 63 ⼾ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 棚户.

WordPinyinMeaning
摄影棚 (攝影棚)shè yǐng péngfilm studio; television studio
大棚dà pénggreenhouse; polytunnel
棚户区 (棚戶區)péng hù qūshantytown
棚子péng zishack; shed
爆棚bào péngfull to bursting
顶棚 (頂棚)dǐng péngceiling; awning (under ceiling)
用户 (用戶)yòng hùuser; consumer
客户 (客戶)kè hùclient; customer

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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