Chinese symbol for “tombstone”
墓石
mù shí
tombstone; gravestone
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tombstone is 墓石 (mù shí), defined as: tombstone; gravestone.
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 “tombstone”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墓碑 | mù bēi | gravestone; tombstone |
| 玄石 | xuán shí | (literary) black stone (esp. one used for steles and tombstones); tombstone; stele; old name for a magnet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 墓石.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墓地 | mù dì | cemetery; graveyard |
| 坟墓 (墳墓) | fén mù | grave; tomb |
| 陵墓 | líng mù | tomb; mausoleum |
| 古墓 | gǔ mù | old tomb (archaeology) |
| 墓碑 | mù bēi | gravestone; tombstone |
| 墓园 (墓園) | mù yuán | cemetery; graveyard |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
| 石头 (石頭) | shí tou | stone; 块 (kuài) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tombstone”.
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.