Chinese symbol for “space”
空间
kōng jiān
Traditional: 空間
space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
The closest CC-CEDICT match for space is 空间 (kōng jiān), defined as: space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space.
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
Other Chinese words for “space”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part |
| 场地 (場地) | chǎng dì | space; site |
| 宇宙 | yǔ zhòu | universe; cosmos; space |
| 空 | kòng | to empty; vacant |
| 空格 | kòng gé | blank; blank space on a form |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 空间.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | sky |
| 空中 | kōng zhōng | in the sky; in the air |
| 太空 | tài kōng | outer space |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 之间 (之間) | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 ( |
| 期间 (期間) | qī jiān | period of time; time |
See also: Japanese symbol for “space”.
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.