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Chinese symbol for “tunnel”

隧道
suì dào
tunnel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tunnel is 隧道 (suì dào), defined as: tunnel.

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

隧 suì
tunnel, underground passage; a path to a tomb
radical 170 ⾩ · 14 strokes
道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tunnel”

WordPinyinMeaning
地道dì dàotunnel; causeway
地洞dì dòngtunnel; cave; burrow; dugout
隧suìtunnel; underground passage
隧洞suì dòngtunnel
坑kēngpit; hollow; depression; (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 隧道.

WordPinyinMeaning
隧洞suì dòngtunnel
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
难道 (難道)nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
道路dào lùroad; path
道德dào dévirtue; morality
频道 (頻道)pín dàofrequency; (television) channel

See also: Japanese symbol for “tunnel”.

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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