Chinese symbol for “someplace”
什么地方
shén me dì fang
Traditional: 什麼地方
somewhere; someplace; where
The closest CC-CEDICT match for someplace is 什么地方 (shén me dì fang), defined as: somewhere; someplace; where.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 什么地方.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 什么 (什麼) | shén me | what?; something; anything |
| 为什么 (為什麼) | wèi shén me | why?; for what reason? |
| 没什么 (沒什麼) | méi shén me | it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome |
| 什么样 (什麼樣) | shén me yàng | what kind?; what sort? |
| 干什么 (幹什麼) | gàn shén me | what are you doing?; what's he up to? |
| 什锦 (什錦) | shí jǐn | (food) assorted; mixed |
| 怎么 (怎麼) | zěn me | how?; what? |
| 那么 (那麼) | nà me | like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ... |
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “someplace”.
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.