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Chinese symbol for “ambulance”

救护车
jiù hù chē
Traditional: 救護車
ambulance; 辆 (liàng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ambulance is 救护车 (jiù hù chē), defined as: ambulance; 辆 (liàng).

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

救 jiù
aid, help; to rescue, to save
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes
护 hù
to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
车 chē
cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
radical 159 ⾞ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 救护车.

WordPinyinMeaning
拯救zhěng jiùto save; to rescue
救援jiù yuánto save; to support
救助jiù zhùto help sb in trouble; aid
抢救 (搶救)qiǎng jiùto rescue
挽救wǎn jiùto save; to remedy
救济 (救濟)jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
维护 (維護)wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
汽车 (汽車)qì chēcar; automobile

See also: Japanese symbol for “ambulance”.

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.