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Chinese symbol for “topography”

地形
dì xíng
topography; terrain; landform

The closest CC-CEDICT match for topography is 地形 (dì xíng), defined as: topography; terrain; landform.

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

地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes
形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 地形.

WordPinyinMeaning
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
当地 (當地)dāng dìlocal
土地tǔ dìland; soil
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form
形象xíng xiàngimage; form
形势 (形勢)xíng shìcircumstances; situation

See also: Japanese symbol for “topography”.

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.

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