Chinese symbol for “whereabouts”
下落
xià luò
whereabouts; to drop; to fall
The closest CC-CEDICT match for whereabouts is 下落 (xià luò), defined as: whereabouts; to drop; to fall.
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
Other Chinese words for “whereabouts”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行踪 (行蹤) | xíng zōng | whereabouts; (lose) track (of) |
| 着落 (著落) | zhuó luò | whereabouts; place to settle |
| 去向 | qù xiàng | direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts |
| 落 | luò | to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set |
| 行止 | xíng zhǐ | movements; attitude |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 下落.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 下来 (下來) | xià lai | to come down; (completed action marker) |
| 下载 (下載) | xià zǎi | to download; also pr. [xia4zai4] |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; 个 (gè) |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down; to descend |
| 落实 (落實) | luò shí | practical; workable |
| 部落 | bù luò | tribe |
See also: Japanese symbol for “whereabouts”.
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.