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Chinese symbol for “unoccupied”

空
kòng
to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unoccupied is 空 (kòng), defined as: to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time.

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

空 kòng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
radical 116 ⽳ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unoccupied”

WordPinyinMeaning
闲 (閑)xiánenclosure; (variant of 闲 (xián)) idle
闲 (閒)xiánidle; unoccupied
没人住 (沒人住)méi rén zhùunoccupied
闲暇 (閑暇)xián xiáleisure; free time
空余 (空餘)kòng yúfree; vacant

Related words

Other words that share a character with 空.

WordPinyinMeaning
空间 (空間)kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
航空háng kōngaviation
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
天空tiān kōngsky
空中kōng zhōngin the sky; in the air
太空tài kōngouter space

See also: Japanese symbol for “unoccupied”.

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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