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Chinese symbol for “strait”

海峡
hǎi xiá
Traditional: 海峽
strait; channel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for strait is 海峡 (hǎi xiá), defined as: strait; channel.

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

海 hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
峡 xiá
gorge, ravine, strait; isthmus
radical 46 ⼭ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 海峡.

WordPinyinMeaning
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
海军 (海軍)hǎi jūnnavy
海洋hǎi yángocean
海上hǎi shàngmaritime
沿海yán hǎicoastal
海岸hǎi àncoastal; seacoast
峡谷 (峽谷)xiá gǔcanyon; gill
峡湾 (峽灣)xiá wānfjord

See also: Japanese symbol for “strait”.

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.