Chinese symbol for “adherents”
教众
jiào zhòng
Traditional: 教眾
(religion) believers; followers; adherents; the faithful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adherents is 教众 (jiào zhòng), defined as: (religion) believers; followers; adherents; the faithful.
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 教众.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate; to teach |
| 教师 (教師) | jiào shī | teacher; 个 (gè) |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion |
| 教授 | jiāo shòu | to teach (a subject) |
| 教学 (教學) | jiāo xué | to teach |
| 群众 (群眾) | qún zhòng | mass; multitude |
| 公众 (公眾) | gōng zhòng | public |
| 民众 (民眾) | mín zhòng | the populace; the masses; the common people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adherents”.
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.
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