Chinese symbol for “watchtower”
望楼
wàng lóu
Traditional: 望樓
watchtower; lookout tower
The closest CC-CEDICT match for watchtower is 望楼 (wàng lóu), defined as: watchtower; lookout tower.
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 “watchtower”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岗楼 (崗樓) | gǎng lóu | watchtower; guard tower; police booth |
| 守望台 | shǒu wàng tái | watchtower |
| 瞭望塔 | liào wàng tǎ | watchtower; observation tower |
| 墩 | dūn | block; gate pillar |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 望楼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope; a hope; a wish |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 愿望 (願望) | yuàn wàng | desire; wish |
| 期望 | qī wàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope |
| 欲望 (慾望) | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for; to long for |
| 大楼 (大樓) | dà lóu | building (a relatively large, multistory one); measure word: 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò) |
| 楼下 (樓下) | lóu xià | downstairs |
See also: Japanese symbol for “watchtower”.
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.