Chinese symbol for “wayside”
路边
lù biān
Traditional: 路邊
curb; roadside; wayside
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wayside is 路边 (lù biān), defined as: curb; roadside; wayside.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 路边.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铁路 (鐵路) | tiě lù | railroad; railway |
| 道路 | dào lù | road; path |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 公路 | gōng lù | highway; road |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 一路 | yī lù | the whole journey; all the way |
| 身边 (身邊) | shēn biān | at one's side; on hand |
| 一边 (一邊) | yī biān | one side; either side |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wayside”.
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.