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Chinese symbol for “zone”

地带
dì dài
Traditional: 地帶
zone; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for zone is 地带 (dì dài), defined as: zone; 个 (gè).

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

地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes
带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “zone”

WordPinyinMeaning
带 (帶)dàiband; belt

Related words

Other words that share a character with 地带.

WordPinyinMeaning
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
当地 (當地)dāng dìlocal
土地tǔ dìland; soil
带来 (帶來)dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
一带 (一帶)yī dàiregion; area
带领 (帶領)dài lǐngto guide; to lead
带动 (帶動)dài dòngto spur; to provide impetus; to drive

See also: Japanese symbol for “zone”.

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.