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Chinese symbol for “stratosphere”

平流层
píng liú céng
Traditional: 平流層
stratosphere

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stratosphere is 平流层 (píng liú céng), defined as: stratosphere.

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

平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes
流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
层 céng
layer, floor, story, stratum
radical 44 ⼫ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stratosphere”

WordPinyinMeaning
同温层 (同溫層)tóng wēn céng(meteorology) stratosphere

Related words

Other words that share a character with 平流层.

WordPinyinMeaning
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
公平gōng píngfair; impartial
平等píng děngequal; equality
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
基层 (基層)jī céngbasic level; grassroots unit

See also: Japanese symbol for “stratosphere”.

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.