Chinese symbol for “station”
站
zhàn
station; to stand; to halt; to stop
The closest CC-CEDICT match for station is 站 (zhàn), defined as: station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website.
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
站 zhàn
stand, station; to halt, to stand; website; measure word for stands an
radical 117 ⽴ · 10 strokes
Other Chinese words for “station”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驻地 (駐地) | zhù dì | station; encampment |
| 驻扎 (駐紮) | zhù zhā | to station; to garrison (troops) |
| 屯 | tún | to station (soldiers); to store up |
| 台 (臺) | tái | platform; stage |
| 屯驻 (屯駐) | tún zhù | to station; to quarter; to garrison |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 站.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 网站 (網站) | wǎng zhàn | website |
| 车站 (車站) | chē zhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 火车站 (火車站) | huǒ chē zhàn | train station |
| 站台 (站臺) | zhàn tái | platform (at a railway station); (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly endorse or campaign for (a candidate) |
| 地铁站 (地鐵站) | dì tiě zhàn | subway station |
| 站点 (站點) | zhàn diǎn | a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc); (Interne |
See also: Japanese symbol for “station”.
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.