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Chinese symbol for “topless”

上空
shàng kōng
the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace; (Tw) topless

The closest CC-CEDICT match for topless is 上空 (shàng kōng), defined as: the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace; (Tw) topless.

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

上 shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
空 kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
radical 116 ⽳ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 上空.

WordPinyinMeaning
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
晚上wǎn shangevening; night
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand
加上jiā shàngto add; plus; in addition; moreover
上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned
实际上 (實際上)shí jì shàngin fact; in reality
空间 (空間)kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
航空háng kōngaviation

See also: Japanese symbol for “topless”.

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.