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Chinese symbol for “tent”

帐篷
zhàng peng
Traditional: 帳篷
tent; 顶 (dǐng),座 (zuò)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tent is 帐篷 (zhàng peng), defined as: tent; 顶 (dǐng),座 (zuò).

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

帐 zhàng
tent, screen, mosquito net; debt, credit, account
radical 50 ⼱ · 7 strokes
篷 peng
awning, covering; sail, tarp; boat
radical 118 ⽵ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tent”

WordPinyinMeaning
帐幕 (帳幕)zhàng mùtent
帐 (帳)zhàng(bound form) curtain; tent; canopy; variant of 账 (zhàng)
营帐 (營帳)yíng zhàngtent; camp
幄wòtent
帏 (幃)wéicurtain; women's apartment

Related words

Other words that share a character with 帐篷.

WordPinyinMeaning
帐号 (帳號)zhàng hàovariant of 账号 (zhàng hào)
帐户 (帳戶)zhàng hùvariant of 账户 (zhàng hù)
帐单 (帳單)zhàng dānvariant of 账单 (zhàng dān)
结帐 (結帳)jié zhàngvariant of 结账 (jié zhàng)
帐目 (帳目)zhàng mùvariant of 账目 (zhàng mù)
斗篷dǒu pengcloak; mantle
大篷车 (大篷車)dà péng chēcovered truck; covered wagon; bus with some seating but mostly standing room
敞篷车 (敞篷車)chǎng péng chēa convertible; open-top car

See also: Japanese symbol for “tent”.

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.