Chinese symbol for “stream”
浜
bāng
stream; creek
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stream is 浜 (bāng), defined as: stream; creek.
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
Other Chinese words for “stream”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渠 | qú | (artificial) stream; canal; drain; ditch (条 (tiáo)); (literary) big; great |
| 溪流 | xī liú | stream |
| 溪涧 (溪澗) | xī jiàn | stream; mountain gorge |
| 小河 | xiǎo hé | creek; stream; brook |
| 液流 | yè liú | stream; flow of liquid |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stream”.
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.