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Chinese symbol for “skyscraper”

摩天大楼
mó tiān dà lóu
Traditional: 摩天大樓
skyscraper; measure word: 座 (zuò)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for skyscraper is 摩天大楼 (mó tiān dà lóu), defined as: skyscraper; measure word: 座 (zuò).

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

摩 mó
to scour, to rub, to grind; friction
radical 64 ⼿ · 15 strokes
天 tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes
大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes
楼 lóu
multi-story building; floor
radical 75 ⽊ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “skyscraper”

WordPinyinMeaning
摩天楼 (摩天樓)mó tiān lóuskyscraper; measure word: 座 (zuò)
摩天大厦 (摩天大廈)mó tiān dà shàskyscraper; measure word: 座 (zuò)
高楼 (高樓)gāo lóuhigh building; multistory building
高层建筑 (高層建築)gāo céng jiàn zhùhigh-rise building; skyscraper

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摩天大楼.

WordPinyinMeaning
按摩àn mómassage; to massage
摩托车 (摩托車)mó tuō chē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; 辆 (liàng),部 (bù)
摩擦mó cāfriction; rubbing
摩托mó tuō(loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托车 (mó tuō chē))
摩尔 (摩爾)mó ěrmole (chemistry)
观摩 (觀摩)guān móto observe and emulate; to study (esp. following sb's example)
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
每天měi tiānevery day
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
大楼 (大樓)dà lóubuilding (a relatively large, multistory one); measure word: 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “skyscraper”.

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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