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Chinese symbol for “vacancy”

空缺
kòng quē
vacancy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vacancy is 空缺 (kòng quē), defined as: vacancy.

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
缺 quē
to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
radical 121 ⽸ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “vacancy”

WordPinyinMeaning
缺额 (缺額)quē évacancy
遗缺 (遺缺)yí quēvacancy
空额 (空額)kòng évacancy; unfilled work place
缺位quē wèi(of a position) to fall vacant; vacant post; a vacancy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 空缺.

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
缺乏quē fáto lack; to be short of
缺少quē shǎolack; shortage of

See also: Japanese symbol for “vacancy”.

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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