Chinese symbol for “wall”
墙壁
qiáng bì
Traditional: 牆壁
wall
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wall is 墙壁 (qiáng bì), defined as: wall.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “wall”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壁 | bì | wall; rampart |
| 垣 | yuán | wall |
| 墙垣 (牆垣) | qiáng yuán | wall; fence |
| 堵 | dǔ | to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole) |
| 廧 | qiáng | wall |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 墙壁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 城墙 (城牆) | chéng qiáng | city wall |
| 围墙 (圍牆) | wéi qiáng | perimeter wall; fence |
| 防火墙 (防火牆) | fáng huǒ qiáng | firewall |
| 外墙 (外牆) | wài qiáng | facade; external wall |
| 墙面 (牆面) | qiáng miàn | the surface of a wall (esp. an interior wall) |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | next door; neighbor |
| 壁画 (壁畫) | bì huà | mural (painting); fresco |
| 壁垒 (壁壘) | bì lěi | rampart; barrier |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wall”.
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.